Ethel Waters
Ethel Waters
Ethel Waterswas an American blues, jazz and gospel singer and actress...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJazz Singer
Date of Birth31 October 1896
CityChester, PA
CountryUnited States of America
fog treatment frightened
I had always loved John Ford's pictures. And I came to love him, too, but I was frightened to death working for him. He used the shock treatment while directing me.
new-york cities philadelphia
New York is only 97 miles from Philadelphia but was the Big Time as no other American city has ever been.
play acting technique
I have no acting technique I act instinctively. That's why I can't play any role that isn't based on something in my life.
asking want pay
Asking what I considered an impossible salary when I didn't want to work for someone has boosted my pay again and again.
people wealthy
All my life I've been prejudiced against wealthy people.
hypocrisy kitchen hell
There's no hypocrisy in Hell's Kitchen.
ohio mohawks columbus
Whenever I played Columbus, Ohio, I dropped in to see my close friend, a medium who had mysterious powers. Her Indian guide was Mohawk.
want affection tenderness
I want affection and tenderness desperately, but there's something in me that prevents me from handing it out.
fear cheer years
After years in white theaters I dreaded working in colored houses. The noise, the stomping, whistling, and cheering that hadn't annoyed me when I was young was now something I dreaded.
business undertaker show-business
There is a great supply of amateur undertakers in show business.
sparrows arms looking-forward
I'm not afraid to die. I'm looking forward to it. I know the Lord has His arms wrapped around this big sparrow.
book able inspired
I wondered what I would do if I didn't have my God to turn to and be able to read the Book He had divinely inspired.
wedlock born
I was born out of wedlock. Nobody brought me up.
sleep men gang
I know the most terrible thing that can happen to a woman. That is the gang-up. Men put you to sleep with their drops and one man after another goes in and takes you.