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Article: Actor finds fame on his own terms - For Sidney Poitier, success is measured in quality of roles
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- Charleston Daily Mail
- Article date:
- October 30, 1998
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - For Sidney Poitier, the offers don't come
in as they used to.
"To be absolutely objective, the industry doesn't really have
that
kind of need for me," Poitier says in an interview. "I can play
fathers. I can play grandfathers. I can play interesting
characters. But that's the nature of being a 72-year-old."
Seventy-one, actually. He'll turn 72 in February. But look for
no bitterness from Poitier. It's not his nature. For the last 50
years, from the day he arrived at 20th Century Fox from the New York
stage, he has told Hollywood to accept him on his own terms. He's
not stopping now.
"I am sure, if habit continues, there will be offers next week and
maybe one next ...