Hattie McDaniel movie quotes

“Always remember this: There are only eighteen inches between a pat on the back and a kick in the rump.”
Hattie McDaniel

“I don't belong on this earth. I always feel out of place - like a visitor.”
Hattie McDaniel

“What is the thing that Hollywood demands most? Sincerity. No place in the world will pay such a high price for this admirable trait.”
Hattie McDaniel

“The entire race is usually judged by the actions of one man or woman.”
Hattie McDaniel

“I'd rather make $700 a week playing a maid than earn $7 a day being a maid.”
Hattie McDaniel

“If you don't care what folks says about dis family I does! I is told ya and told ya that you can always tell a lady by the way she eat in front of folks like a bird.”
Hattie McDaniel - Mammy - House Servant