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born 1952 England
Delroy George Lindo (born 18 November , 1952) is a British-American actor. He is the recipient of an NAACP Image Award, a Satellite Award, and nominations for a Drama Desk Award, a Helen Hayes Award, a Tony Award, two Critics' Choice Television Awards, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards
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I will not allow those things to define who I am. Because I understand I am bigger and better than that. And each and every one of you are also.
If you are able to embrace your challenges and put them to constructive use, that’s where magic can happen
I will not allow those kinds of disappointments, those kinds of snubs, rejections
But what I can also tell you is that I had to pick myself up and keep moving forward
For some reason, I have the figure of $13 million in my head
I’ve always considered Tyne Daly to be a very serious actor, and I mean that in the best sense of that term
I remember there was a newspaperman who sunk a lot of Denver Post money into getting that theater off the ground
Going to Denver was terrific, and I very much looked forward to being there
In the final analysis, our humanity was front and center
I had to have faith in the strength of the work
She’s very committed, and I remember the manner in which she applied herself to her work was always extremely intentional, and very much about the business of doing the best work possible
When I think about my films with Spike, and then with Ryan, here I am at a point in my life and my career where I can look back and say: ‘My God, how fortunate am I to be part of that firmament, part of that creative environment
Entering into State, I was going through certain professional challenges and frustrations in my career
I knew that when I started directing for film, I wanted to make sure that the narratives resonated for me
I needed my son to see me put the work in. I needed to set an example
I needed for him to see me applying myself, so that hopefully the example I would set for my 3-year-old son would translate into his educational desires later on in his life
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