To watch in HD, get ClipCafe PRO
I knew for certain that I was meant to be an actor
Please log in to add to collections.
Sidney

I knew for certainthat I was meant to be an actor when the curtain came downon opening...

Sidney • 2022
I knew for certain
that I was meant to be an actor when the curtain came down
on opening night in New York

Full Transcript

00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:03.711
I knew for certain that I was meant to be an actor
00:00:03.795 --> 00:00:06.673
when the curtain came down on opening night in New York.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:41:20
Uploaded
Mar 25, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
Harpo Productions,Network Entertainment,Hudlin Entertainment

Want This Clip in HD?

Upgrade for HD/4K downloads and unlimited access. Upgrade now →

Movie Summary

Follow the real life story of Sidney Poitier, the Oscar winner of 1964.
After all the doubts that had accumulated - Sidney 00:19
After all the doubts that had accumulated
I got me some plans that'll turn this city upside down. - Sidney 00:06
I got me some plans that'll turn this city upside down.
There's the film made the next year - Sidney 00:06
There's the film made the next year
And it's no accident that it is a role written by an African American - Sidney 00:12
And it's no accident that it is a role written by an Af...
Lorraine Hansberry is able to tap into - Sidney 00:08
Lorraine Hansberry is able to tap into
- I know you are a busy little boy. - Walter, please. - Sidney 00:06
- I know you are a busy little boy. - Walter, please.
I know ain't nothing in the world as busy as you colored college boys - Sidney 00:08
I know ain't nothing in the world as busy as you colore...
I see you all the time with your books tucked under your arm, - Sidney 00:07
I see you all the time with your books tucked under your arm...
The kind of ceiling on the possibilities that... that Black people had, - Sidney 00:10
The kind of ceiling on the possibilities that... that Black ...
So, there's not a huge difference from Sidney in Raisin in the Sun - Sidney 00:09
So, there's not a huge difference from Sidney in Raisin...
Don't you see no stars gleaming that you can't reach out and grab, huh? - Sidney 00:06
Don't you see no stars gleaming that you can't rea...
I'm a volcano. I'm a giant, and I'm surrounded by ants. - Sidney 00:05
I'm a volcano. I'm a giant, and I'm surrounde...
It's an art of making a moment and knowing what you're gonna do - Sidney 00:08
It's an art of making a moment and knowing what you...
The first time I would've met Sidney, - Sidney 00:08
The first time I would've met Sidney,
I really learned about that relationship - Sidney 00:16
I really learned about that relationship
As I got older, there were conversations that were had, - Sidney 00:09
As I got older, there were conversations that were had,
I feel very, very special. - Sidney 00:05
I feel very, very special.
You're in these caves... In these jazz caves, you know? - Sidney 00:05
You're in these caves... In these jazz caves, you know?
And you've got my aunt Diahann, - Sidney 00:09
And you've got my aunt Diahann,
He and Diahann Carroll are one of the most beautiful couples - Sidney 00:06
He and Diahann Carroll are one of the most beautiful couples