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Sidney

But if they see you working at it, somebody's gonna grab you by the hand and just give you...

Sidney • 2022
But if they see you working at it, somebody's gonna grab you by the hand and just give you that little lift up
that you need to keep going

Full Transcript

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But if they see you working at it,
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somebody's gonna grab you by the hand
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and just give you that little lift up that you need to keep going.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
39
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:50
Uploaded
Mar 26, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
Harpo Productions,Network Entertainment,Hudlin Entertainment

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Movie Summary

Follow the real life story of Sidney Poitier, the Oscar winner of 1964.
I was on 125th Street in Harlem, - Sidney 00:08
I was on 125th Street in Harlem,
On the want ad page were places that I had gotten jobs from. - Sidney 00:06
On the want ad page were places that I had gotten jobs from.
Dishwashing jobs, porter jobs, - Sidney 00:07
Dishwashing jobs, porter jobs,
On the opposite page, it says, "Actors wanted." - Sidney 00:11
On the opposite page, it says, "Actors wanted."
What would I be doing as an actor?" - Sidney 00:09
What would I be doing as an actor?"
He was a mountainous guy. Huge. Frederick O'Neal was the guy. - Sidney 00:07
He was a mountainous guy. Huge. Frederick O'Neal was th...
I went in. I walked on the stage, and I turned to page so-and-so. - Sidney 00:06
I went in. I walked on the stage, and I turned to page so-an...
And he opened another script. He was sitting in the audience. - Sidney 00:05
And he opened another script. He was sitting in the audience...
And he turned the page. He says, "Now read the part of John." - Sidney 00:19
And he turned the page. He says, "Now read the part of ...
He said, "Why don't you just stop wasting people's time - Sidney 00:09
He said, "Why don't you just stop wasting people&#...
And when I do, I'm going to come back and show that man." - Sidney 00:11
And when I do, I'm going to come back and show that man...
"I'm going home." - Sidney 00:10
"I'm going home."
And I would look for a man named Norman Brokenshire. - Sidney 00:06
And I would look for a man named Norman Brokenshire.
Norman Brokenshire was a newsreader. - Sidney 00:06
Norman Brokenshire was a newsreader.
I would listen to his... And after a while, I would repeat. - Sidney 00:06
I would listen to his... And after a while, I would repeat.
You know, I've been in front of microphones for over 25 years, - Sidney 00:08
You know, I've been in front of microphones for over 25...
And I lost my accent almost completely. - Sidney 00:06
And I lost my accent almost completely.
I went out, and I s... bought books, - Sidney 00:07
I went out, and I s... bought books,
And I went back, and I took an audition. - Sidney 00:05
And I went back, and I took an audition.
So I used the theater, I used acting and acting classes, as a therapy. - Sidney 00:07
So I used the theater, I used acting and acting classes, as ...