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My father was adopted. He grew up in the Italian household. - Louis Gossett, Jr.
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George Clooney and Brad Pitt, with those 'Oceans' films they do, they get to work together, make a whole lot of money, and make a major film statement. Imagine if once a year, myself, Denzel Washington, Laurence Fishburne, James Earl Jones, we did some relevant film together to make a statement. - Louis Gossett, Jr.
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The two lines from 'Roots' that stick out to me are, 'You no more in Africa. You in America now,' and what I said after Kunta escaped: 'What is it like to be free, Kunta? It must be something.' - Louis Gossett, Jr.
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When '12 Years a Slave' got that much attention, everyone started to copy that. That story has to be told, but there are a lot more stories to be told than slavery. - Louis Gossett, Jr.
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Never made a million dollars from any of my 78 movies. People thought I had this fortune, which I never had. - Louis Gossett, Jr.
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I believe the gift of acting is a gift from God, my oath to God, and I want to make sure on a daily basis that it is honed and deeply spiritual... I want to believe that the audience believes that my acting comes from this special place. - Louis Gossett, Jr.
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After the Academy Award, well, I was left with a lot of time on my hands. I thought I'd get a lot of offers - and they didn't come. - Louis Gossett, Jr.
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Working on the ABC movie 'Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige,'' which we filmed in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, was a special pleasure, particularly because I'd played baseball in high school. - Louis Gossett, Jr.
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We started the family Bible after slavery was abolished. My great-grandmother remembered the Bible being started, which meant that she was a slave as a young girl. When she died, the Bible was at least 105 years old, so she must have been nearly 115 years old. Her daughter, my grandmother, died at 97, and her husband at 98. - Louis Gossett, Jr.
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There are beautiful words in the Bible and in our pledges and the Declaration of Independence. - Louis Gossett, Jr.
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The Lord may not come when you want Him, but he's always going to be there on time. - Louis Gossett, Jr.
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One family, one nation, indivisible. That mentality is essential for our salvation. - Louis Gossett, Jr.
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I was down in Wilmington, Delaware, doing 'The Desk Set' with Shirley Booth. I was at the DuPont Hotel. I walked out, and there was this grill next door called the New England Grill. I loved seafood. They said very nicely, 'We don't serve colored people.' - Louis Gossett, Jr.
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The worst resentment that anybody can have is one you feel justified to keep. - Louis Gossett, Jr.
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I'm cancer-free. And I'm on antioxidants and acupuncture and a different diet. And I have a different outlook on life. I don't have resentment any more. It's wonderful. - Louis Gossett, Jr.
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