Fame is no sanctuary from the passing of youth. Suicide is much easier and more acceptable in Hollywood than growing old gracefully.

He who treats another human being as divine thereby assigns to himself the relative status of a child or an animal.

Being a star has made it possible for me to get insulted in places where the average Negro could never hope to go and get insulted.

Reality is always the foe of famous names.

If fame is only to come after death, I am in no hurry for it.

I would much rather have men ask why I have no statue than why I have one.