I'm interested in people who can take the movement somewhere.
In 'Imitation of Life', I was showing how a girl might feel under the circumstances, but I am not showing how I felt.
You see, I'm a mighty proud gal and I can't for the life of me, find any valid reason why anyone should lie about their origin or anything else for that matter. Frankly, I do not ascribe to the stupid theory of white supremacy and to try to hide the fact that I am a Negro for economic or any other reasons, if I do I would be agreeing to be a Negro makes me inferior and that I have swallowed whole hog all of the propaganda dished out by our fascist-minded white citizens.
I don't want to pass because I can't stand insincerities and shams. I am just as much Negro as any of the others identified with the race.
While they would have provided financial support if I had needed it, the greatest support my parents gave was emotional, psychological.
Unpopular speech is absolutely vital to the health of our nation.
You dont lose if you get knocked down; you lose if you stay down.
I've decided to do what I want to do in life and follow my own path as an artist, so I've decided not to participate in any sort of nostalgia in which I'm marginalized as a pop icon of yesteryear.