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My wife collects knickknacks. ↗

— Sidney Poitier

#wife

Since I couldn't actuate the things that I wanted to do, the only weapon I had was to say no. ↗

— Sidney Poitier

#i #only #say #since #things

There is not racial or ethnic domination of hopelessness. It's everywhere. ↗

— Sidney Poitier

#ethnic #everywhere #hopelessness #racial

To be compared to Jackie Robinson is an enormous compliment, but I don't think it's necessarily deserved. ↗

— Sidney Poitier

#compliment #deserved #enormous #i #jackie

When I set out to become an actor, I had set myself a standard. ↗

— Sidney Poitier

#become #had #i #myself #out

I can only say that whatever my life and work have been, I'm not envious of anyone-and this is my biggest satisfaction. ↗

— Roman Polanski

#biggest #envious #i #i can #life

You have to show violence the way it is. If you don't show it realistically, then that's immoral and harmful. If you don't upset people, then that's obscenity. ↗

— Roman Polanski

#immoral #obscenity #people #realistically #show

I don't really know what is shocking. When you tell the story of a man who is beheaded, you have to show how they cut off his head. If you don't, it's like telling a dirty joke and leaving out the punch line. ↗

— Roman Polanski

#cut #dirty #head #his #how

I never made a film which fully satisfied me. ↗

— Roman Polanski

#fully #i #made #me #never

I want people to go to the movies. I am the man of the spectacle. I'm playing. ↗

— Roman Polanski

#go #i #i am #man #movies