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. Read Quote
I grew up with all my cousins. The men worked, and the older women raised us – my mother, my aunt, my grandmother. My great-grandmother was the matriarch, and sometimes there were 30 of us. Louis Gossett, Jr. Read Quote
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. Read Quote
We are born with freedom and hope, but often that’s dashed because of our color. But in school, I’d already been taught that no one could tell me that you can’t do something because you’re black. Louis Gossett, Jr. Read Quote
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. Read Quote
I was invited to play with the New York Knicks. I was never drafted, but I was invited to the rookie camp. Louis Gossett, Jr. Read Quote
Avatar’ was gorgeous. There are good stories in there, but when used in other movies they’re similar to those violent video games. Characters using deadly weapons. The children follow these movies. Louis Gossett, Jr. Read Quote
Sometimes I believe that the reason I have been able to do such exemplary work on the screen is because this is the only place I can be free, neither censured nor judged. Louis Gossett, Jr. Read Quote
Some Marine units actually use ‘An Officer and a Gentleman’ in their training programs. Louis Gossett, Jr. Read Quote
