Though I was excited about the Sojourner Truth play, it was not reassuring to think that my entire future might depend on… — Ethel Waters Copy Share Image
Mom never quit on me. My only regret is that she didn't live long enough to share some of the money and… — Ethel Waters Copy Share Image
I could always open shows, perform through the middle, and close shows. — Ethel Waters Copy Share Image
We show girls were forced to live in whorehouses in each town, no other accommodations being available. — Ethel Waters Copy Share Image
The greatest acts in colored show business had long made Harlem their home and favorite stamping ground. — Ethel Waters Copy Share Image
Whenever I write for hotel reservations, I always enclose a set of rules I have made for the hotels. — Ethel Waters Copy Share Image
Today I blame only certain agents for my long eclipse as a public entertainer. — Ethel Waters Copy Share Image
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… — Ethel Waters Copy Share Image
The big compliment came from the beer drinkers who didn't know me. They wouldn't drink or move when I sang. If they had their… — Ethel Waters Copy Share Image
I dressed plain, but my partners were always spending more money on clothes than I could afford. — Ethel Waters Copy Share Image
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… — Ethel Waters Copy Share Image
Negroes are human beings with exactly the same faults and virtues as members of the other races. — Ethel Waters Copy Share Image
My father came back one day and forced my mother to submit to him. He raped her, holding a knife. — Ethel Waters Copy Share Image
