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Sidney

I've learned a great dealfrom this man in 26 years

Sidney • 2022
I've learned a great deal
from this man in 26 years

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I've learned a great deal from this man in 26 years.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:20:03
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.
We are artists. I have an ego. He has an ego. - Sidney 00:05
We are artists. I have an ego. He has an ego.
I was 18 years old coming out of Bird land, - Sidney 00:11
I was 18 years old coming out of Bird land,
Oh, man, come on. That was like history. History. - Sidney 00:06
Oh, man, come on. That was like history. History.
And there happened to be a Broadway producer - Sidney 00:09
And there happened to be a Broadway producer
20th Century Fox had flown scouts to the East - Sidney 00:07
20th Century Fox had flown scouts to the East
They flew him to California, - Sidney 00:06
They flew him to California,
Every time he gets out a line I remind him, to humble him, - Sidney 00:08
Every time he gets out a line I remind him, to humble him,
Now, that could make a man bitter if he hadn't done reasonably well, - Sidney 00:06
Now, that could make a man bitter if he hadn't done rea...
The beginning of my career - Sidney 00:06
The beginning of my career
And it was a very interesting movie. The first of its kind. - Sidney 00:08
And it was a very interesting movie. The first of its kind.
I played a young Black doctor at a Los Angeles hospital. - Sidney 00:07
I played a young Black doctor at a Los Angeles hospital.
There were people in the industry - Sidney 00:09
There were people in the industry
There was a habit pattern - Sidney 00:10
There was a habit pattern
I know I can eat my mashed potatoes without a knife and... - Sidney 00:06
I know I can eat my mashed potatoes without a knife and...
- Stop this foolishness! - I… - Sidney 00:08
- Stop this foolishness! - I…
Oh, Mr. Bill, does I has to? Can I stay up here with you? - Sidney 00:05
Oh, Mr. Bill, does I has to? Can I stay up here with you?
No. You understand that it might set a bad example for the other servants. - Sidney 00:06
No. You understand that it might set a bad example for the o...
Man tan More land, Step in Fetch it and Hattie McDaniel. - Sidney 00:06
Man tan More land, Step in Fetch it and Hattie McDaniel.
I knew when I came on the scene how painful it had to have been - Sidney 00:11
I knew when I came on the scene how painful it had to have b...
Oh, Mr. Frank, I ain't lazy. I is just relackatin'. - Sidney 00:06
Oh, Mr. Frank, I ain't lazy. I is just relackatin'...