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I had two roles for which I compromised.
Sidney Poitier
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Sidney Poitier
Age: 97
Born: 1927
Born: February 20
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Sir Sidney Poitier
Compromised
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My father was a certain kind of man - I saw how he treated my mother and his family and how he treated strangers. And I vowed I would never make a film that would not reflect properly on my father's name.
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I was fortunate enough to have been raised to a certain point before I got into the race thing. I had other views of what a human is, so I was never able to see racism as the big question. Racism was horrendous, but there were other aspects to life.
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I never had an occasion to question color, therefore, I only saw myself as what I was... a human being.
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I have always been a learner because I knew nothing.
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I do know that I'm responsible not for what happens, but for what I make of it.
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If the image one holds of one's self contains elements that don't square with reality, one is best advised to let go of them, however difficult that may be.
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Every new fashion is a form of rebellion.
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I learned to hear silence. That's the kind of life I lived: simple. I learned to see things in people around me, in my mom, dad, brothers and sisters.
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My autobiography was simply the story of my life.
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An appreciable number of directors have shifted to lower-cost films, allowing them to be satisfied with a more modest return.
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