I punish myself more than anybody else does if I am stupid about my actions, and I suffer, really suffer.

I stayed on my own path and did not follow the herd. I made a way for myself.

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

I used to teach dance lessons.

I was a street dancer.

I was an illegitimate, well, I still am an illegitimate child.

I was considered an ugly duckling.

I wouldn't bother to describe me. I'm Eartha Kitt.

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.

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

In essence, I'm a sophisticated cotton picker.

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

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

Just because you are different does not mean that you have to be rejected.

Let's take care of the necessities first: give people jobs, and find a way to get us out of poverty.

Live theater to me is much more free than the movies or television.

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

People in general are used to seeing me as the naughty girl because that's what they've always cast me as.

The audience has always been my best director.

The public has become my fairy godmother.