“Whatever good I have accomplished as an actress I believe came in direct proportion to my efforts to portray black women who have made positive contributions to my heritage.” BelieveMadeI BelieveBlackEffortDirectActressesContributionProportionAccomplishedRole ModelsHeritageBlack Women Author:Cicely Tyson
“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.” ThinkingMenKindMadeFactsBlackRelationshipMen And WomenStatementsJournalistCaliforniaBlanketLove RelationshipKinds Of LoveRebeccaSounderBlanket Statements Author:Cicely Tyson
“I saw that I could not afford the luxury of just being an actress. So I made a choice to use my career as a platform to address the issues of the race I was born into.” MadeUseChoicesBornRaceCareersIssuesSawsActressesLuxuryAddressesPlatformsJust Being Author:Cicely Tyson
“I don't condemn anyone for making their choices. If someone chooses those roles, fine. But not for me. When someone stops me and says, You're the reason I became an actress, that lets me know I made the right decision” IfsKnowsMadeReasonChoicesDecisionRolesFineLet MeActressesRight DecisionMake The Right ChoiceMake The Right Decision Author:Cicely Tyson
