Eartha Mae is very shy. She’s scared to be seen, scared of rejection and even afraid of affection.
EARTHA KITTI was an illegitimate, well, I still am an illegitimate child.
More Eartha Kitt Quotes
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I never take anything for granted. I may slip any minute.
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I fight for other people better than I fight for myself.
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I don’t wear my political feelings on my sleeve. However, if I’m asked, I will answer honestly.
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My house was bugged. They couldn’t find any information on me being a subversive because I happen to love America; I just don’t like some of the things the government is doing.
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This is where you see the truth of entertainment, because it is not edited. You see it on stage as it is happening. Even if we fall down or forget our words, it’s a part of live entertainment.
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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.
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If you’re looking for immediate rewards, you’re only looking for the money.
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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.
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In the ’50s, critics used to say I had a ‘dangerous’ act.
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I’ve always been multi-cultural myself. I’m not black and I’m not white and I’m not pink and I’m not green. Eartha Kitt has no color, and that is how barriers are broken.
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I was given away. If your mother gives you away, you think everybody who comes into your life is going to give you away.
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I am the original ‘Material Girl.’
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I never identified with anybody. I have always been very sensitive about my color, because everybody called me ‘yellow gal.’ I was caught in between both sides – nobody wanted me. I love that my audience is there, but I always feel as though I have to fend for myself.
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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!
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I am a mother and I know the feeling of having a baby come out of my gut.
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