Quotes by Cicely Tyson

You never know what motivates you.

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When I told my mother that I wanted to be an actress, she said, you...

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When I attack a role, be it TV, film or stage, the first thing I...

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We have to support our own films. If we don't, how can we expect others...

#Cicely Tyson

In my early years, there were a number of experiences that made me decide I...

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I was in California when this journalist made a blanket statement about the fact that...

#Cicely Tyson

I think when you begin to think of yourself as having achieved something, then there's...

#Cicely Tyson

I don't condemn anyone for making their choices. If someone chooses those roles, fine. But...

#Cicely Tyson

Challenges make you discover things about yourself that you never really knew. They're what make...

#Cicely Tyson

Ali... we should have gone to see that movie. Malcolm X was another one.

#Cicely Tyson