My Father Was The Quintessential Husband And

Acting Isn't A Game Of "pretend." It's An Exercise In Being Real.

We Suffer Pain, We Hang Tight To Hope, We Nurture Expectations, We Are Plagued Occasionally By Fears, We Are Haunted By Defeats And Unrealized Hopes . . . The Hoplessness Of Which I Speak Is Not Limited.

I Was The Only Black Person On The Set. It Was Unusual For Me To Be In A Circumstance In Which Every Move I Made Was Tantamount To Representation Of 18 Million People.

I Had Two Roles For Which I Compromised.

I Knew What It Was To Be Uncomfortable In A Movie Theater Watching Unfolding On The Screen Images Of Myself - Not Me, But Black People - That Were Uncomfortable.