Best Ethel Waters Quotes
- New York is only 97 miles from Philadelphia but was the Big Time as no other American city has ever been. American
- Somehow, the things my mother wanted to do, the release in evangelism she sought with such frenzy, were transferred to me. Evangelism
- There is a great supply of amateur undertakers in show business. Amateur
- There was one emotional outlet my people always had when they had the blues. That was singing. Blues
- We never had a bathtub. Mom would bathe me in the wooden or tin washtub in the kitchen, or in a big lard can. Bathe
- Whenever I played Columbus, Ohio, I dropped in to see my close friend, a medium who had mysterious powers. Her Indian guide was Mohawk. Close
- 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… Annoyed
- 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… Always Loved
- Mom never quit on me. My only regret is that she didn't live long enough to share some of the money and comforts my work… Brought
- 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 glasses… Air
- The white audiences thought I was white, my features being what they are, and at every performance I'd have to take off my gloves to… Audience
- You are a person of the greatest importance when you are a mother of a family. Just do your job right and your kids will… Family
- No one in the world can beat Ella Fitzgerald as a riff singer. Beat
- I never was coddled, or liked, or understood by my family. Coddled
- I never was a child. Child
- I cannot help feeling I would have been happier with a husband and chidren of my own. Been
- Elia Kazan understood my problems. He was able to bring out the very best in me. He gave me credit for my intelligence. Able