Faith is the black person's federal reserve system.

A woman's gifts will make room for her.

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.

In playing the part of Mammy, I tried to make her a living, breathing character, the way she appeared to me in the book

That's a powerful lucky rabbit's foot. I got the part in Gone With the Wind because of it. I got my Warner contract, thanks to it.

I've played everything but a harp.

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