Hattie McDaniel
Hattie McDaniel
Hattie McDanielwas an American actress, singer-songwriter, and comedian. She is best known for her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, the first African American to win an Academy Award. She is also known for the voice of Hyacinth Hippo in the film Fantasia...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth10 June 1895
CityWichita, KS
CountryUnited States of America
Every actor and actress is possessed of the absorbing passion to create something distinctive and unique.
In playing the part of Mammy, I tried to make her a living, breathing character, the way she appeared to me in the book
What is the thing that Hollywood demands most? Sincerity. No place in the world will pay such a high price for this admirable trait
I'd rather play a maid than be one.
Putting a little time aside for clean fun and good humor is very necessary to relieve the tensions of our time.
You can best fight any existing evil from the inside.
The entire race is usually judged by the actions of one man or woman
I'd rather make $700 a week playing a maid than earn $7 a day being a maid.
Always remember this: There are only eighteen inches between a pat on the back and a kick in the rump.
Why should I complain about making $7,000 a week playing a maid? If I didn't, I'd be making $7 a week being one.
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, fellow members of the motion picture industry and honored guests: This is one of the happiest moments of my life, and I want to thank each one of you who had a part in selecting me for one of their awards, for your kindness. It has made me feel very, very humble; and I shall always hold it as a beacon for anything that I may be able to do in the future. I sincerely hope I shall always be a credit to my race and to the motion picture industry. My heart is too full to tell you just how I feel, and may I say thank you and God bless you.
As for those grapefruit and buttermilk diets, I'll take roast chicken and dumplings.
We all respect sincerity in our friends and acquaintances, but Hollywood is willing to pay for it.
The only choice permitted us is either to be servants for $7 a week or to portray them for $700 per week.