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 Copy Share Image
George Clooney and Brad Pitt, with those 'Oceans' films they do, they get to work together, make a whole lot of money, and make… — Louis Gossett, Jr Copy Share Image
There are beautiful words in the Bible and in our pledges and the Declaration of Independence. — Louis Gossett, Jr Copy Share Image
I think God asks us to promise to replenish the planet and to pay 100% attention to our young so that they will develop… — Louis Gossett, Jr Copy Share Image
The two lines from 'Roots' that stick out to me are, 'You no more in Africa. You in America now,' and what I said… — Louis Gossett, Jr Copy Share Image
Sometimes I believe that the reason I have been able to do such exemplary work on the screen is because this is the only… — Louis Gossett, Jr Copy Share Image
I am so grateful that the public has given me this gift. They look at me as a person - not as a race… — Louis Gossett, Jr Copy Share Image
I was president of the schools in junior high and high school, got a scholarship to New York University, played a little basketball, and… — Louis Gossett, Jr Copy Share Image
My father's best friend, Georgie Terra, was an Italian guy. The children and the cousins and nieces and nephews were children of the Mafia.… — Louis Gossett, Jr Copy Share Image
The Lord may not come when you want Him, but he's always going to be there on time. — Louis Gossett, Jr Copy Share Image
One family, one nation, indivisible. That mentality is essential for our salvation. — Louis Gossett, Jr Copy Share Image
You never know when what you do in the arts means something to people, and you never really know if you've been received well. — Louis Gossett, Jr Copy Share Image
