Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier
Sir Sidney Poitier, KBE, is a Bahamian-American actor, film director, author and diplomat...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth20 February 1927
CityMiami, FL
CountryUnited States of America
persons
A person doesn't have to change who he is to become better.
good-morning good-day morning-inspirational
To simply wake up every morning a better person than when I went to bed.
came morning next port saw tall
The next morning we came into the port at Miami. I saw the buildings. For me they were tall, tall buildings; there was nothing like them in Nassau.
anxious life quite start time
I've had it all my life and when it can time for me to start a family, I was quite anxious to do so.
children father son
As I've mentioned, a large part of my father's legacy is the lesson he taught his sons. He brought us together and said, 'The measure of a man is how well he provides for his children.
children men apologizing
If you apologize because you are afraid, then you are a child not a man.
country dreamt father given mother received today
My mother is a Bahamian. My father is a Bahamian, as am I, ... And all that I am, I've received from them and a country that has today given me the opportunities, and to my grandchildren, that I have never dreamt of.
I wanted to look at them because I feel, internally, that I am an ordinary person who has had an extraordinary life.
character home journey
As I entered this world, I would leave behind the nurturing of my family and my home, but in another sense I would take their protection with me. The lessons I had learned, the feelings of groundedness and belonging that have been woven into my character there, would be my companions on the journey.