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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.
Sidney Poitier
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But I always had the ability to say no. That's how I called my own shots.
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I had learned something of Miami from people who had visited there, so I knew what to expect.
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I come from a great family. I've seen family life and I know how wonderful, how nurturing, and how wonderful it can be.
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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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My father was a poor man, very poor in a British colonial possession where class and race were very important.
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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.
Sidney Poitier
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In my case, the body of work stands for itself... I think my work has been representative of me as a man.
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There is not racial or ethnic domination of hopelessness. It's everywhere.
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I was not the kind of a principal player that was so in demand that eight or 10 or 12 scripts came per month.
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I decided in my life that I would do nothing that did not reflect positively on my father's life.
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But my dad also was a remarkable man, a good person, a principled individual, a man of integrity.
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