Top 70 Quotes by Sidney Poitier

We all suffer from the preoccupation that there exists... in the loved one, perfection.

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.

In my case, the body of work stands for itself... I think my work has been representative of me as a man.

Jackie Robinson is a true legend.

The journey has been incredible from its beginning.

I don't very often read novels.

My father was very big on marriage.

The impact of the black audience is expressing itself. They look to films to be more expressive of their needs, their lives. Hollywood has gotten that message - finally.

I was a gift to my mother. She was a remarkable person. God or nature, or whatever those forces are, smiled on her, then passed me the best of her.

I did not go into the film business to be symbolized as someone else's vision of me.