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Working on the ABC movie 'Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige,'' which we filmed in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, was a special pleasure, particularly because I'd played baseball in high school.

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Sometimes I believe that the reason I have been able to do such exemplary work on the screen is because this is the only place I can be free, neither censured nor judged.

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Some Marine units actually use 'An Officer and a Gentleman' in their training programs.

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When we look at each other, we're the same family. You don't have to see black or Latino - we're one family. That's America.

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One family, one nation, indivisible. That mentality is essential for our salvation.

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The only time I was really free was when the director said 'Action' in front of a camera or on the stage, and that's when I flew.

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The two lines from 'Roots' that stick out to me are, 'You no more in Africa. You in America now,' and what I said after Kunta escaped: 'What is it like to be free, Kunta? It must be something.'

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George Clooney and Brad Pitt, with those 'Oceans' films they do, they get to work together, make a whole lot of money, and make a major film statement. Imagine if once a year, myself, Denzel Washington, Laurence Fishburne, James Earl Jones, we did some relevant film together to make a statement.

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One of my best friends while shooting 'Roots' was Vic Morrow, the guy that whips Kunta.

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There's really nothing like a live audience right there. When you're in a bad show, you can hear the creaks in the chairs.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: May 27th, 1936

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