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Well, I didn't grow up with that word 'retirement' as part of my consciousness. I didn't grow up with professionals that retired. I thought retiring was when you are tired and go to bed.

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My whole life is not defined by what Hollywood does.

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An Oscar nomination? That would be a very satisfying thing, I'm sure. I would appreciate the thought. It would be like taking your hat off as an actor to all the people who walk through you.

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I never remember, like, saying, 'Well, I'm going to belong - join the civil rights movement.'

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You can only appreciate freedom when you find yourself in a position to fight for someone else's freedom and not worry about your own.

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My experience for myself as a performer is not one of high expectations.

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You should always be prepared to win. But as much as I tell myself that, I've accepted another kind of role. Racism undercuts expectation, something like that. I'm not saying that to excuse myself from anything, but I've lived all this time, and things don't happen.

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You're not supposed to go into business with the sole purpose of putting your neighbor out of business. This is not the United States of Corporate America.

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I remember street corners and pickets and parades. That's what I got teethed on.

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A nation's youths shouldn't be sent off to die.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actress

Born: October 27th, 1924

Died: June 11th, 2014

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