Eartha Kitt

“Innocence is one of the most exciting things in the world.”

“A lot can be said with just a look, or the way the body moves. Each song is a different character. So each song takes on a different movement of the body. And the body has to go with the subject and the attitude that you have toward that subject.”

“If you're looking for immediate rewards, you're only looking for the money.”

“Eartha Mae is very shy. She's scared to be seen, scared of rejection and even afraid of affection. Relationships can be rather uncomfortable for her. But, as Eartha Kitt, it's fine. I can accept and reject any time I want to. Do I ever reject? Not really. Although people think I do!”

“In essence, I'm a sophisticated cotton picker.”

“I am the original 'Material Girl.'”

“When I played Lady Day, I took Aba onstage with me as a joke. He started singing—in tune!—and the audience loved it.Eartha Kitt, when asked what tricks her poodle did.”

“I used to love it when I walked down the street and construction workers would whistle.”

“Don't depend on other people to be responsible for you. Don't make yourself stressed out over nonsensical things like material things.”

“Aging has a wonderful beauty and we should have respect for that.”

“Whenever I walk out on a stage, I'm begging for affection.”

“Maybe subconsciously I feel I was meant to work hard for a living.”

“Jewelry, to me, is a pain in the derriere, because you have to be watching it all the time.”

“I was a street dancer.”

“Generally the whole entertainment business now is bland.”

“You don't move just because you want to go from this point to that point - the body has to be using the words as well as you vocally use the words.”

“I fight for other people better than I fight for myself.”

“I don't wear my political feelings on my sleeve. However, if I'm asked, I will answer honestly.”

“I had almost three acres of land in Beverly Hills. And I had a big atrium of chickens because I love that feeling of being in the country and living from the soil.”

“I've always said to my men friends, If you really care for me, darling, you will give me territory. Give me land, give me land.”