I wanted to look at them because I feel, internally, that I am an ordinary person who has had an extraordinary life. Sidney Poitier extraordinaryfeelinternally Change image and share on social
An appreciable number of directors have shifted to lower-cost films, allowing them to be satisfied with a more modest return. Sidney Poitier allowappreciablecost Change image and share on social
I didn't run into racism until we moved to Nassau when I was ten and a half, but it was vastly different from the kind of horrendous oppression that black people in Miami were under when I moved there at 15. I found Florida an antihuman place. Sidney Poitier antihumanblackfind share on social
To be compared to Jackie Robinson is an enormous compliment, but I don't think it's necessarily deserved. Sidney Poitier comparecomplimentdeserve Change image and share on social
But my dad also was a remarkable man, a good person, a principled individual, a man of integrity. Sidney Poitier dadgoodindividual Change image and share on social
To simply wake up every morning a better person than when I went to bed. Sidney Poitier bedmorningperson Change image and share on social
I had to satisfy the action fans, the romantic fans, the intellectual fans. It was a terrific burden. Sidney Poitier actionburdenfan Change image and share on social
If I'm remembered for having done a few good things, and if my presence here has sparked some good energies, that's plenty. Sidney Poitier energygoodplenty 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
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. Sidney Poitier brotherdadhear Change image and share on social
