Eartha Kitt

I have to keep testing myself.

— Eartha Kitt

I love to tease men with my legs.

— Eartha Kitt

Even as a child, I found a way to survive.

— Eartha Kitt

I am the original Material Girl.

— Eartha Kitt

I was considered an ugly duckling.

— Eartha Kitt

The biggest family in the world is my fans.

— Eartha Kitt

I used to teach dance lessons.

— Eartha Kitt

I was a street dancer.

— Eartha Kitt

I never take anything for granted. I may slip any minute.

— Eartha Kitt

I have been nominated three times. I have the little pieces of paper to prove it.

— Eartha Kitt

A man has always wanted to lay me down but he never wanted to pick me up.

— Eartha Kitt

Live theater to me is much more free than the movies or television.

— Eartha Kitt

I'm a dirt person. I trust the dirt. I don't trust diamonds and gold.

— Eartha Kitt

People these days are thinking less and drinking more.

— Eartha Kitt

Aging has a wonderful beauty and we should have respect for that.

— Eartha Kitt

I used to love it when I walked down the street and construction workers would whistle.

— Eartha Kitt

I'm still with that feeling that I am afraid of doing the wrong thing, because somebody is going to punish me.

— Eartha Kitt

I do think that same gender partners should be able to be married. Why not? If you share a life together than…

— Eartha Kitt

In 1992, fans of our feline temptress got another chance to sink their claws into the new and exciting tales of Catwoman…

— Eartha Kitt

I always believe in living in the country, because that's where what I eat is what I can put back in the…

— Eartha Kitt

When the Batman TV series was taken to the silver screen, one of America's favourite sweethearts would don the mask and claws…

— Eartha Kitt

When I played Lady Day, I took Aba onstage with me as a joke. He started singing-in tune!-and the audience loved it.

— Eartha Kitt

I sent my daughter 40 roses last November because I thought she was 40. And she laughed her head off. She is…

— Eartha Kitt

I take life for what it has to offer me. I don't get aggravated about [getting older]. The wrinkles on my face…

— Eartha Kitt

I've never felt that fear is my enemy. Fear is my friend. It offers me a chance to stay alert, keep growing,…

— Eartha Kitt

When my baby was born I had to know how to save her in case she fell in the pool or something…

— Eartha Kitt

The thing that hurts, that became anger, was when I realized that if you tell the truth, in a country that says…

— Eartha Kitt

I don't carry myself as a black person but as a woman that belongs to everybody. After all, it's the general public…

— Eartha Kitt

I was invited to a luncheon with 49 other women to give my opinions about the problematic situation among young people. They…

— Eartha Kitt

When the people who are responsible for our country ask you a direct question, I expect them to accept a direct answer,…

— Eartha Kitt

My house was bugged. They couldn't find any information on me being a subversive because I happen to love America; I just…

— Eartha Kitt

The river is constantly turning and bending and you never know where it's going to go and where you'll wind up. Following…

— Eartha Kitt

As you've witnessed, Catwoman is the ultimate diva. From the pages of comic books to both small and big screens, Catwoman continues…

— Eartha Kitt

The children of America are not rebelling for no reason. They are not hippies for no reason at all. We don’t have…

— Eartha Kitt

The public has become my fairy godmother.

— Eartha Kitt

I stayed on my own path and did not follow the herd. I made a way for myself.

— Eartha Kitt

Everything should be done with moderation and using common sense.

— Eartha Kitt

A cat is a cat. She has no race creed or collar.

— Eartha Kitt

Just because you are different does not mean that you have to be rejected

— Eartha Kitt

I don't go for very handsome men. Like they say in England, toy boys break too easily.

— Eartha Kitt