And nothing embittered me, which is important, because I think ethnic people and women in this society can end up being embittered because of the lack of affirmative action, you know.

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When I read great literature, great drama, speeches, or sermons, I feel that the human...

When I read great literature, great drama, speeches, or sermons, I feel that the human...

More and more, when I single out the person out who inspired me most, I...

More and more, when I single out the person out who inspired me most, I...

Reading was a big thing, yes. Books were a big thing. But the things that...

Reading was a big thing, yes. Books were a big thing. But the things that...

I got out of the Army - in my world - I came to New...

I got out of the Army - in my world - I came to New...

So I was determined to use my last two years in college doing something I...

So I was determined to use my last two years in college doing something I...

You don't build a bond without being present.

You don't build a bond without being present.

I mean, my people were very, very simple. They were peasant people, you know?

I mean, my people were very, very simple. They were peasant people, you know?

Just so you know, there's a space that only you can fill. Just so you...

Just so you know, there's a space that only you can fill. Just so you...

My youngest uncle Randy and I were the first members of our entire family to...

My youngest uncle Randy and I were the first members of our entire family to...

And it was the idea that you can do a play - like a Shakespeare...

And it was the idea that you can do a play - like a Shakespeare...

I was an adopted child of my grandparents, and I don't know how I can...

I was an adopted child of my grandparents, and I don't know how I can...

And I think, on the other end, there were actors who were not as good...

And I think, on the other end, there were actors who were not as good...

You weren't going to the theater to change the world, but you had a chance...

You weren't going to the theater to change the world, but you had a chance...

When I was in New York after I left the Army, I studied for two...

When I was in New York after I left the Army, I studied for two...

I don't ever want to be a sentimentalist. I prefer to be a realist. I'm...

I don't ever want to be a sentimentalist. I prefer to be a realist. I'm...

One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart that you...

One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart that you...

It has to be real, and I think a lot of the problems we have...

It has to be real, and I think a lot of the problems we have...

I knew real show business from my father, who had been an actor since he...

I knew real show business from my father, who had been an actor since he...

The goal wasn't to be a millionaire or to be a Hollywood star. That was...

The goal wasn't to be a millionaire or to be a Hollywood star. That was...

So in my junior year, I switched to the drama department.

So in my junior year, I switched to the drama department.