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
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.
behavior despise humans
Generally, I tend to despise human behavior rather than human creatures.
finals judgment
History passes the final judgment
photographer sometimes
I sometimes like the pictures photographers take of me.
family wonderful nurturing
I come from a great family. I've seen family life and I know how wonderful, how nurturing, and how wonderful it can be.
intellectual fans action
I had to satisfy the action fans, the romantic fans, the intellectual fans. It was a terrific burden.
hair teeth belts
Far as I can tell, I still have most of my hair, my gut is not hanging over my belt, and I still have all of my teeth.
attitude order cosmos
I have a kind of respect-- a worshipful attitude, even-- for nature and the natural order and the cosmos and the seasons...
race racism painful
Racism is very painful. That's life. It never ends.