Cicely Tyson Quotes

Ali... we should have gone to see that movie. Malcolm X was another one. - Cicely Tyson Quotes

Challenges make you discover things about yourself that you never really knew. Theyre what make the instrument stretch-what make you go beyond the norm. - Cicely Tyson Quotes

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I am not a quitter. I will fight until I drop. It is just a matter of having some faith in the fact that as long as you are able to draw breath in the universe, you have a chance. - Cicely Tyson Quotes

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I dont condemn anyone for making their choices. If someone chooses those roles, fine. But not for me. When someone stops me and says, Youre the reason I became an actress, that lets me know I made the right decision. - Cicely Tyson Quotes

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I think when you begin to think of yourself as having achieved something, then theres nothing left for you to work towards. I want to believe that there is a mountain so high that I will spend my entire life striving to reach the top of it. - Cicely Tyson Quotes

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I was in California when this journalist made a blanket statement about the fact that she did not think that black men and women had the kind of love relationship that Rebecca and Nathan had in Sounder. - Cicely Tyson Quotes

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In my early years, there were a number of experiences that made me decide I could not afford the luxury of just being an actress. There were a number of issues I wanted to address. And I wanted to use my career as a platform. - Cicely Tyson Quotes

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In my work, people say Im strong. But Im not aware of any of it. If I were conscious of it, that can only get in the way of future performances. - Cicely Tyson Quotes

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We have to support our own films. If we dont, how can we expect others to support them? - Cicely Tyson Quotes

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When I attack a role, be it TV, film or stage, the first thing I say is, I dont want to know anything. If its good I dont want to hear it; if its bad I dont want to hear it. The only thing either thing can do is distract me. I like to stay focused. - Cicely Tyson Quotes

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When I told my mother that I wanted to be an actress, she said, you cant live here and do that, and so I moved out. I was determined to prove her wrong because she was so sure that I was going to go astray. And thats the juice that kept me going. - Cicely Tyson Quotes

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You never know what motivates you. - Cicely Tyson Quotes

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