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I wanted to look at them because I feel, internally, that I am an ordinary person who has had an extraordinary life.

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My autobiography was simply the story of my life.

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Jackie Robinson is a true legend.

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To be compared to Jackie Robinson is an enormous compliment, but I don't think it's necessarily deserved.

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Mine was an easy ride compared to Jackie Robinson's.

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I had learned something of Miami from people who had visited there, so I knew what to expect.

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I was not the kind of a principal player that was so in demand that eight or 10 or 12 scripts came per month.

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But I always had the ability to say no. That's how I called my own shots.

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But my dad also was a remarkable man, a good person, a principled individual, a man of integrity.

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If you apply reason and logic to this career of mine, you're not going to get very far. You simply won't.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: February 20th, 1924

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