As far as 'Jane Pittman,' I don't know that I could verbalize, to this day, what I felt once I got into that role. I did a tremendous amount of research. I need to feel as though I am in… — Cicely Tyson Copy Share Image
Challenges make you discover things about yourself that you never really knew. They're what make the instrument stretch, what make you go beyond the… — Cicely Tyson Copy Share Image
One of the things I have always said about the man-woman relationship is that I don't want anybody to walk ahead of me, and… — Cicely Tyson Copy Share Image
In my early years, there were a number of experiences that made me decide I could not afford the luxury of just being an… — Cicely Tyson Copy Share Image
Age is just a number. Life and aging are the greatest gifts that we could possibly ever have. — Cicely Tyson Copy Share Image
When I attack a role, be it TV, film or stage, the first thing I say is, I don't want to know anything. If… — Cicely Tyson Copy Share Image
Now, I am perfectly willing to just enjoy my career by choosing roles simply because I consider them to be a challenge and doing… — Cicely Tyson Copy Share Image
All I have to do is find someone who has something to say that will enrich my life and they can't get rid of… — Cicely Tyson Copy Share Image
I saw that I could not afford the luxury of just being an actress. So I made a choice to use my career as… — Cicely Tyson Copy Share Image
We have to support our own films. If we don't, how can we expect others to support them? — Cicely Tyson Copy Share Image
I was in California when this journalist made a blanket statement about the fact that she did not think that black men and women… — Cicely Tyson Copy Share Image
When I told my mother that I wanted to be an actress, she said, you can't live here and do that, and so I… — Cicely Tyson Copy Share Image
Ali... we should have gone to see that movie. Malcolm X was another one — Cicely Tyson Copy Share Image
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,… — Cicely Tyson Copy Share Image
