I just always knew that I lived in two worlds. There was the world of my house and community, but to make my way in that white world I had to modify the way I spoke and acted. I had to sometimes not make direct eye contact.
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Type: Actor Born: December 21, 1948 |
It's very important to go through periods where you sound just rotten and you know it, and you have to persevere or give up.
I ended up turning down a full scholarship of music at the conservatory to pay to go to cooking school.

