You can best fight any existing evil from the inside.

My desire for the part of Mammy was not dominated by selfishness for Hollywood has been good to me and I am grateful

It sure looks good to see an honest-to-goodness audience after looking at you all for so long from the silver screen

Why should I complain about making $700 a week playing a maid? If I didn't, I'd be making $7 a week being one.

I sincerely hope that I shall always be a credit to my race and the motion picture industry.

Bob Hope, Red Skelton, and Eddie Cantor... help us keep our balance.

The only choice permitted us is either to be servants for $7 a week or to portray them for $700 per week.