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.

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A lot of very, very big stars were going down and not being seen or...

A lot of very, very big stars were going down and not being seen or...

Every actor in the room honored Sidney for being there so many years before. And...

Every actor in the room honored Sidney for being there so many years before. And...

I've been married to one Marxist and one Fascist, and neither one would take the...

I've been married to one Marxist and one Fascist, and neither one would take the...

I don't think I fit the Marilyn Maxwell mode.

I don't think I fit the Marilyn Maxwell mode.

What goes on between a father and a son, which is usually such a private...

What goes on between a father and a son, which is usually such a private...

I did my very first film with Kirk in Detective Story when he was the...

I did my very first film with Kirk in Detective Story when he was the...

My instinct was that it was Sidney's childhood in the Bahamas that gave him the...

My instinct was that it was Sidney's childhood in the Bahamas that gave him the...

I know what you go through when you learn someone close to you has died.

I know what you go through when you learn someone close to you has died.

I am proud of Kirk. I think he drums to his own drummer in every...

I am proud of Kirk. I think he drums to his own drummer in every...

People break down after a couple of hours. All the defenses go down, and there's...

People break down after a couple of hours. All the defenses go down, and there's...

It's a very good feeling to be around a man who thinks women are juicy.

It's a very good feeling to be around a man who thinks women are juicy.

This is our lives. The way to give it dignity is to tell the truth.

This is our lives. The way to give it dignity is to tell the truth.

Kirk is a man, and he loves it. He loves women.

Kirk is a man, and he loves it. He loves women.

You don't need a love scene to show love.

You don't need a love scene to show love.