My grandmother though, began to prepare in her own neurotic - and I think psychotic - way to face racism. So she taught us to be racist, which is something I had to undo later when I got to Michigan,…

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

So in my sophomore year, I took a senior anatomy class. I thought anatomy -...

So in my sophomore year, I took a senior anatomy class. I thought anatomy -...

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

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 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?

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And nothing embittered me, which is important, because I think ethnic people and women in...

Before my grandpa built his own church, we went to the neighboring town, and it...

Before my grandpa built his own church, we went to the neighboring town, and it...

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

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...

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...

I was preparing myself for the theater, and... I got a little job here and...

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Trying to make someone fall in love with you is about as pointless as trying...

Trying to make someone fall in love with you is about as pointless as trying...

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

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...

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...

Love is just love, it can never be explained.

Love is just love, it can never be explained.

In the wintertime, in the snow country, citrus fruit was so rare, and if you...

In the wintertime, in the snow country, citrus fruit was so rare, and if you...

Sex education may be a good idea in the schools, but I don't believe the...

Sex education may be a good idea in the schools, but I don't believe the...

One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory.

One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory.

No officer, my speech isn't slurred. I'm just talking in cursive.

No officer, my speech isn't slurred. I'm just talking in cursive.

That awful moment when you don't see your school's name scrolling across the bottom of...

That awful moment when you don't see your school's name scrolling across the bottom of...