Lena Horne Quotes

I see ya waiting for the bus early in the morn', brick house with a face like Lena Horne.

— Coolio

Lena Horne - when she walked onstage, she really was Erzulie.

— Cecil Taylor

Lena Horne is the sweetest and most adorable woman in the world.

— Alvin Ailey

“It's not the weight of the load, but how you carry it. ~Lena Horne~”

— Trenice Carter

There wouldn't be a Halle Berry or an Angela Bassett or a Cicely Tyson if there hadn't been a Lena Horne.

— Dee Dee Bridgewater

My introduction of Whitney was that if there's going to be one performer for the next generation who combined the beauty and…

— Clive Davis

People like Ella Fitzgerald, Lena Horne, Marlene Dietrich and Sammy Davis Jr. all walked me down this path of entertainment.

— Dionne Warwick

When I grew up, you wanted to look like Marlene Dietrich, Betty Grable. Fortunately, I didn't know that I really wanted to…

— Dorian Corey

I was a 12 year old kid in Northern Idaho listening to Billie Holiday and Lena Horne and Sarah Vaughan and Nat…

— Cheyenne Jackson

I certainly knew who was there before me - Nat King Cole, Lena Horne, Dorothy Dandridge, Billie Holiday - not only because…

— Leslie Uggams

“I love Lena Horne's "It's not the load that breaks you down. It's the way you carry it." And Annie Dillard"s roughly…

— Jeri Parker

I think my most favorite subject was Lena Horne, because she embodies soul and grace and elegance and 'street'. She embodies everything.…

— Carol Friedman

I want to play Lena Horne because I've always been fascinated with her. Her talent was astounding and more than that, her…

— Naya Rivera

When I was young, I dreamt of being a starlet in Hollywood. But there comes a point in every African American's life…

— Ruby Dee

I went to a lot of theatre. My parents were very involved with the performing arts. I went to nightclub shows when…

— Lainie Kazan

I look at the careers of people I'm standing on the shoulders of. People like Lena Horne, Ella Fitzgerald, Sammy Davis Jr.,…

— Dionne Warwick

There are days when I'm completely obsessed with Kate Bush, and there are days when I'm completely obsessed with the Eurythmics. Then…

— Cynthia Erivo

Every film by Will Smith, Harry Belafonte, Sidney Poitier, Lena Horne, Ruby Dee, Don Cheadle will have great acting and carry good…

— Brian J. White

You are a white. The Imperial Wizard. Now, if you don't think this is logic you can burn me on the fiery…

— Lenny Bruce