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We are all a tiger with feelings. An elephant who never forgets. We are tiger, panther, monkey - we are all of these things, all of the life rhythms.

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We don't realize how much racism has tainted our self-image as human beings.

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'Commitment' is a marvelous word.

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I do remember the numbers runners, I do remember the poverty and bread lines. Harlem stays with you forever.

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My constant battle is putting aside time wasters, and I have to watch out for procrastination. Staying on the path of something you're trying to create has much to do with having confidence in yourself and in your capacity to realize the things you want out of life.

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I'm proud of doing 'Long Day's Journey into Night,' for which I won an ACE award.

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I think all human beings have a godlike, divine power, only most of us don't tap into it.

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I don't think the arts would have been as meaningful to me if I hadn't grown up in Harlem.

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I don't know who I would be if I weren't this child from Harlem, this woman from Harlem. It's in me so deep.

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I respect the fact that a director has studied the text and the road map of work before us, the subtleties, interconnections, underpinnings... His job is to paint the entire picture and knows all the colors that have to be in it.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actress

Born: October 27th, 1924

Died: June 11th, 2014

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