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
few good
If I'm remembered for having done a few good things, and if my presence here has sparked some good energies, that's plenty.
screen
If the screen does not make room for me in the structure of their screenplay, I'll step out. I'll step back. I'd step back. I couldn't do it. I just couldn't do it.
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.
selfish insecure way
Marriage is no way of life for the weak, the selfish, or the insecure.
people miami
I had learned something of Miami from people who had visited there, so I knew what to expect.
journey long kind
So it's been kind of a long road, but it was a good journey altogether.
impact black needs
The impact of the black audience is expressing itself. They look to films to be more expressive of their needs, their lives. Hollywood has gotten that message - finally.
nature numbers compromise
Accept that environment compromises values far more than values do their number on environment.
views land other-worlds
But perhaps more important, as someone wishing to make a comment or two about contemporary life and values, I don't have to dig through libraries or travel to exotic lands to arrive at a view of our modern situation refracted through the lens of the preindustrial world, or the uncommercialized, unfranchised, perhaps unsanitized-and therefore supposedly more "authentic"-perspective ofthe Third World. Very simply, this is because that "other" world, as alien as if separated by centuries in time, is the one from which I came
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.
legends jackie
Jackie Robinson is a true legend.
glory chasing
I'll always be chasing you... Glory.
florida racism
I couldn't adjust to the racism in Florida.