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
almost blacks consciousness infected job perception reflective
Almost all the job opportunities were reflective of the stereotypical perception of blacks that had infected the whole consciousness of the country.
learned places questioned quickly quite various wandered
I learned quite quickly that there were places I couldn't go, that I would be questioned if I wandered into various neighborhoods.
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.
good-morning good-day morning-inspirational
To simply wake up every morning a better person than when I went to bed.
persons
A person doesn't have to change who he is to become better.
color saws humans
I never had an occasion to question color, therefore, I only saw myself as what I was... a human being.
moving people black
I was the only Black person on the set. It was unusual for me to be in a circumstance in which every move I made was tantamount to representation of 18 million people.
struggle imperfection life-is
We're all imperfect, and life is simply a perpetual, unending struggle against those imperfections.
next-day next wanted
I always wanted to be someone better the next day than I was the day before.
careers deeds way
A good deed here, a good deed there, a good thought here, a good comment there, all added up to my career in one way or another.
fathers-day dad fatherhood
I decided in my life that I would do nothing that did not reflect positively on my father's life.
done energy good-things
If I'm remembered for having done a few good things and if my presence here has sparked some good energies, that's plenty.
hopeless hopelessness domination
There is not racial or ethnic domination of hopelessness. It's everywhere.
ive-learned outlets
I"ve learned that I must find positive outlets for anger or it will destroy me.