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I never accepted the idea that I was all through. I guess no person who has once been a star can do that, ever.

~Ethel Waters

Topics: Accepted Been Ever Guess Idea Never Once Person Star Through Who

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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 the shock treatment while directing me.

~Ethel Waters

Topics: Always Came Death Directing Ford Frightened Had He Him John Love Loved Me Pictures Shock To Love Too Treatment Used While Working I Came

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I cannot help feeling I would have been happier with a husband and chidren of my own.

~Ethel Waters

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I am an isolationist.

~Ethel Waters

Topics: Am I Am

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Elia Kazan understood my problems. He was able to bring out the very best in me. He gave me credit for my intelligence.

~Ethel Waters

Topics: Able Best Bring Credit Gave He Intelligence Me Out Problems Understood Very

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Asking what I considered an impossible salary when I didn't want to work for someone has boosted my pay again and again.

~Ethel Waters

Topics: Again Asking Considered Impossible Pay Salary Someone Want Work

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All the men in my life have been two things: an epic and an epidemic.

~Ethel Waters

Topics: Been Epic Epidemic Life Men My Life Things Two

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All my life I've been prejudiced against wealthy people.

~Ethel Waters

Topics: Against All My Life Been Life My Life People Prejudiced Wealthy

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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 young was now something I dreaded.

~Ethel Waters

Topics: After Annoyed Cheering Colored Dreaded Houses Me Noise Now Something Theaters Whistling White Working Years Young

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I have no acting technique I act instinctively. That's why I can't play any role that isn't based on something in my life.

~Ethel Waters

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: October 31st, 1896

Died: September 1st, 1977

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