#to

A lot of very, very big stars were going down and not being seen or heard from again. Kirk took a huge chance in putting a blacklisted writer's name on the screen and somehow or other, he survived it, like he survives everything. ↗

— Lee Grant

#being #big #chance #down #everything

Every actor in the room honored Sidney for being there so many years before. And everybody was so moved to be at a place where history was being made again. It was tangible. ↗

— Lee Grant

#again #before #being #being there #every

I did my very first film with Kirk in Detective Story when he was the greatest, greatest star in the world. I fell in love with him, had a crush on him then. ↗

— Lee Grant

#detective #detective story #did #fell #film

When I became a director, I wanted to convince a very reluctant Sidney into allowing me to go on the journey of his life. Sidney had gone ahead of every other African American actor. ↗

— Lee Grant

#african #african american #ahead #allowing #american

I loved being asked 2,000 questions a day, storyboarding every move, knowing as though by instinct exactly where the camera had to be, because it was my story. ↗

— Richard Grant

#because #being #camera #day #every

I don't know who's 18 years old today that, 20 years hence, is going to be a jazz fan. ↗

— Norman Granz

#going #hence #i #jazz #know

I don't think I will ever do any tours again in the United States. I rather think that that's over with. ↗

— Norman Granz

#any #ever #i #over #rather

I still continue to do at least four concert tours a year, and in many cases, as many as six. ↗

— Norman Granz

#concert #continue #four #i #least

If I were to put on Barbra Streisand and Duke Ellington, one might say the combination isn't good. ↗

— Norman Granz

#barbra streisand #combination #duke #duke ellington #ellington

My function at Verve was that of a genuine producer in artists and repertoire. ↗

— Norman Granz

#function #genuine #producer #repertoire