I wanted to explore the values that are at work, underpinning my life.
Sidney Poitier

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

So I'm OK with myself, with history, my work, who I am and who I was.
Sidney Poitier

A good deed here, a good deed there, a good thought here, a good comment there, all added up to my career in one way or another.
Sidney Poitier

So I had to be careful. I recognized the responsibility that, whether I liked it or not, I had to accept whatever the obligation was. That was to behave in a manner, to carry myself in such a professional way, as if there ever is a reflection, it's a positive one.
Sidney Poitier

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

I had chosen to use my work as a reflection of my values.
Sidney Poitier

To simply wake up every morning a better person than when I went to bed.
Sidney Poitier