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Sidney

My integrity was more importantthan to play politics

Sidney • 2022
My integrity was more important
than to play politics

Full Transcript

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My integrity was more important than to play politics.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
15
Timestamp in Movie
00:33:59
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 could only imagine in those days what it was like to speak out. - Sidney 00:06
I could only imagine in those days what it was like to speak...
Of all my father's teachings, - Sidney 00:08
Of all my father's teachings,
That true measure was how well he provided for his children. - Sidney 00:06
That true measure was how well he provided for his children.
And it stuck with me as if it were etched in my brain. - Sidney 00:06
And it stuck with me as if it were etched in my brain.
I didn't know where I was going next, - Sidney 00:07
I didn't know where I was going next,
That's when I got the call from Richard Brooks - Sidney 00:07
That's when I got the call from Richard Brooks
And from there, my career really took off. - Sidney 00:05
And from there, my career really took off.
Did I say to myself, "This country is waking up - Sidney 00:09
Did I say to myself, "This country is waking up
The moment a Negro child walks into the school, - Sidney 00:13
The moment a Negro child walks into the school,
This was still 1950 America, - Sidney 00:10
This was still 1950 America,
It had never happened before in the history of the movie business. - Sidney 00:06
It had never happened before in the history of the movie bus...
I've always thought there was a great connection - Sidney 00:08
I've always thought there was a great connection
When I saw The Defiant Ones, Tony Curtis, the Jew, - Sidney 00:10
When I saw The Defiant Ones, Tony Curtis, the Jew,
And it just had this chemistry about, almost, people in chains. - Sidney 00:06
And it just had this chemistry about, almost, people in chai...
The Defiant Ones. That was the first one I ever saw. - Sidney 00:05
The Defiant Ones. That was the first one I ever saw.
To this day, I still remember him saying to Tony Curtis, - Sidney 00:11
To this day, I still remember him saying to Tony Curtis,
Look, Joker, don't call me "boy." - Sidney 00:13
Look, Joker, don't call me "boy."
That moment in the film where Sidney makes the decision… - Sidney 00:06
That moment in the film where Sidney makes the decision…
To sacrifice his possible freedom… - Sidney 00:06
To sacrifice his possible freedom…
Is something that Black people still don't like and still don't believe. - Sidney 00:06
Is something that Black people still don't like and sti...