There is a place for people 65 and older that no other age group can fit. We have nothing to lose. Some of us have a couple pennies. We can go out now and really be revolutionaries. Ruby Dee Read Quote
I never remember, like, saying, ‘Well, I’m going to belong – join the civil rights movement.’ Ruby Dee Read Quote
I didn’t have the kind of talent or personality that kept me dreaming about Hollywood. They don’t hire little colored girls to do this or that. After I got that in my head, I took another direction. Ruby Dee Read Quote
When I was young, I dreamt of being a starlet in Hollywood. But there comes a point in every African American’s life when you realize the limitations, that you could only play maids or some little supporting role. Even Lena Horne couldn’t get good parts. Ruby Dee Read Quote
Is it safe and sane to only have one political and economic system by which everyone in the world can live? Or can we explore and share? God never made one of anything. Ruby Dee Read Quote
An Oscar nomination? That would be a very satisfying thing, I’m sure. I would appreciate the thought. It would be like taking your hat off as an actor to all the people who walk through you. Ruby Dee Read Quote
You should always be prepared to win. But as much as I tell myself that, I’ve accepted another kind of role. Racism undercuts expectation, something like that. I’m not saying that to excuse myself from anything, but I’ve lived all this time, and things don’t happen. Ruby Dee Read Quote
