“I rebel at the notion that I can't be part of other groups, that I can't construct identities through elective affinity, that race must be the most important thing about me. Is that what I want on my gravestone: Here lies an African American?”
“The basic answer is that I wasn't happy or fulfilled by the job I had and I wanted my life to mean something to me, so I searched my life experience and realized that acting and performing were activities that I enjoyed all aspects of.”
| Red Adair, Celebrity (1915) |
| Chris Van Allsburg, Author (1949) |
| Sammy Cahn, Musician (1913) |
| John Eaton, Politician (1790) |
| Roger Ebert, Critic (1942) |
| David Giuntoli, Actor (1981) |
| Jurgen Habermas, Philosopher (1929) |
| Mike Johanns, Politician (1950) |
| Carol Kane, Actress (1952) |
| Bill Keller, Editor (1949) |
| Roald Amundsen, Explorer (1928) |
| Djuna Barnes, Novelist (1982) |
| Ethel Barrymore, Actress (1959) |
| Terence Fisher, Director (1980) |
| Pamela Hansford Johnson, Critic (1981) |