My desire for the part of Mammy was not... by Hattie McDaniel | We Heart Quotes

Desire actress Trailblazer Gone with the Wind first black woman to win an Academy Award

My desire for the part of Mammy was not dominated by selfishness for Hollywood has been good to me and I am grateful.

- Hattie McDaniel

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You can best fight any existing evil from the inside.

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Every actor and actress is possessed of the absorbing passion to create something distinctive and unique.

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I've played everything but a harp.

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Wind

That's a powerful lucky rabbit's foot. I got the part in Gone With the Wind because of it. I got my Warner contract, thanks to it.

- Hattie McDaniel

I always have the best of everything.

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It sure looks good to see an honest-to-goodness audience after looking at you all for so long from the silver screen.

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