I was president of the schools in junior high and high school, got a scholarship to New York University, played a little… — Louis Gossett, Jr Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I was down in Wilmington, Delaware, doing 'The Desk Set' with Shirley Booth. I was at the DuPont Hotel. I walked out,… — 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
