I come from a great family. I've seen family life and I know how wonderful, how nurturing, and how wonderful it can be. Sidney Poitier familygreathave Change image and share on social
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. Sidney Poitier familyfatherfilm share on social
My autobiography was simply the story of my life. Sidney Poitier autobiographylifesimply Change image and share on social
I sometimes like the pictures photographers take of me. Sidney Poitier photographerpicture Change image and share on social
I want my great-granddaughter to have a fairly good understanding of the world in which I lived for 81 years and also the world before I came into it - all the way back a hundred thousand years, to the beginning of our species. Sidney Poitier backbeginfairly share on social
My father was a poor man, very poor in a British colonial possession where class and race were very important. Sidney Poitier britishclasscolonial Change image and share on social
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. Sidney Poitier aspectbigfortunate share on social
I couldn't adjust to the racism in Florida. Sidney Poitier adjustfloridaracism Change image and share on social
