Ethel Waters
Ethel Waters
Ethel Waterswas an American blues, jazz and gospel singer and actress...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJazz Singer
Date of Birth31 October 1896
CityChester, PA
CountryUnited States of America
white individual certain
There is a certain type of white Southerner who respects certain Negro individuals.
battle spunk cry
There had been lots of crises in my life. And there was plenty of spunk and battle cry still left in me.
sparrows arms looking-forward
I'm not afraid to die. I'm looking forward to it. I know the Lord has His arms wrapped around this big sparrow.
memories elephants mind
I had a probing mind and an elephant memory.
white gloves spades
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 prove I was a spade.
mom regret business
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 in show business has brought me.
fog treatment frightened
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.
ohio mohawks columbus
Whenever I played Columbus, Ohio, I dropped in to see my close friend, a medium who had mysterious powers. Her Indian guide was Mohawk.
want affection tenderness
I want affection and tenderness desperately, but there's something in me that prevents me from handing it out.
stars ideas accepted
I never accepted the idea that I was all through. I guess no person who has once been a star can do that, ever.
sweat able feels
I've never been able to feel that there is anything undignified about making your living by the sweat of your brow.
mom drinking childhood
Mom was the greatest influence of my childhood. She wanted to save me from the vice, lust, and drinking that was all about me.
middle shows
I could always open shows, perform through the middle, and close shows.
doors house omen
Among Negroes it is a bad omen when someone knocks on the door of a house where a person has died.