I lived in a country where I couldn't live where I wanted to live. I lived in a country where I couldn't go where I wanted to eat. I lived in a country where I couldn't get a job, except for those put aside for people of my colour or caste.
Sidney PoitierI 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.
Sidney PoitierI had to satisfy the action fans, the romantic fans, the intellectual fans. It was a terrific burden.
Sidney Poitier