One Of The Hardest Things In Life

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.

A Man's Got To Take Care Of His Family. You Live In My House, You Sleep Your Behind On My Bedclothes, You Put My Food In Your Belly Because You Are My Son; You Are My Flesh And Blood, Not Because I Like You. It Is My Duty To Take Care Of You. I Owe A Responsibility To You.

I Mean, My People Were Very, Very Simple. They Were Peasant People, You Know?

I Do Not Know If It Is True That All Actors Want To Direct And All Directors Want To Act, But In 1972 I Tried Directing And Decided I Had Better Stick To Acting.

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.