In Our Resolve To Build A Better

Before My Grandpa Built His Own Church, We Went To The Neighboring Town, And It Was A White Community. You Know, Up North, Mostly Middle European People And Indians, Chippewa Indians. We Were Welcome To That Church, But Once We Got In, They Didn't Know What To Do With Us.

I Got Out Of The Army - In My World - I Came To New York, For Instance, When The Civil Rights Movement Was Just Beginning, And That Created A Certain Energy, A Certain Rumble, A Certain Impetus For Black Actors.

My Grandmother Had The Most Dramatic Effect On My Life Because She Set Me In One Direction, And I Had To Go Back The Other Direction For My Sanity, And For My Ability To Be A Social Human Being.

Speech Is A Very Important Aspect Of Being Human. A Whisper Doesn't Cut It.

Acting Is Not About Anything Romantic, Not Even Fantasy, Although You Do Create Fantasy.