Cicely Tyson is an icon in the world of entertainment. She has enjoyed a career spanning more than seven decades, during which she has starred in some of the most groundbreaking films and television shows ever made. Her work has inspired generations of actors and filmmakers, and her life story is just as fascinating as her body of work. Here, we take a look at the life and career of this remarkable woman.
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After that, i was offered the part of another whore and i said no because i didn’t want to get typecast and because it was demeaning to black women. — Cicely Tyson
I am the sum total of each one of the women I have played. — Cicely Tyson
My mom didn’t allow us to go to the movies. I didn’t walk into a theater until I was already a grown woman. — Cicely Tyson
I was in California when this journalist made a blanket statement about the fact that she did not think that black men and women had the kind of love relationship that Rebecca and Nathan had in Sounder. — Cicely Tyson
What’s for you in this life, you will get. And what is not for you, you will never get. Do you hear me? — Cicely Tyson
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 me. — Cicely Tyson
That is, in this life, who we are for one another–fellow sojourners and witnesses. We are here to see and hear one another. — Cicely Tyson
Children should have a balanced start in life: a mother and a father. I think that’s the only reason to get married. — Cicely Tyson
Age is just a number. Life and aging are the greatest gifts that we could possibly ever have. — Cicely Tyson
Embedded in this woman’s observation was an assumption that lives at the center of all bias: You are not like me. You are intrinsically different. And that difference deems you inferior. — Cicely Tyson
When you give yourself away, when you surrender yourself as a divine vessel, … you impact lives eternally. — Cicely Tyson
You don’t have to be touched to be emotionally robbed. — Cicely Tyson
In my work, people say I’m strong. But I’m not aware of any of it. If I were conscious of it, that can only get in the way of future performances. — Cicely Tyson
Whatever good I have accomplished as an actress I believe came in direct proportion to my efforts to portray black women who have made positive contributions to my heritage. — Cicely Tyson
Challenges make you discover things about yourself that you never really knew. They’re what make the instrument stretch–what makes you go beyond the norm. — Cicely Tyson
Nearly all parents I know can sum up their aspirations for their children in one word: better. — Cicely Tyson
Ali… we should have gone to see that movie. Malcolm X was another one. — Cicely Tyson
If each person in this world will simply take a small piece of this huge thing, this amazing quilt, and work it regardless of the color of the yarn, we will have harmony on this planet. — Cicely Tyson
The lie of Black inferiority was built right into America’s infrastructure, and to this day, that framework remains stubbornly intact. — Cicely Tyson
I have learned not to allow rejection to move me. — Cicely Tyson
I am not a quitter. I will fight until I drop. It is just a matter of having some faith in the fact that as long as you are able to draw breath in the universe, you have a chance. — Cicely Tyson
Challenges make you discover things about yourself that you never really knew. — Cicely Tyson
One lady told me that before she saw ‘Sounder’ she didn’t believe black people could love each other, have deep relationships in the same way as white people. — Cicely Tyson
As Cicely Tyson says, “I am thankful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual. It is surprising how contented one can be with nothing definite–only a sense of existence, and proximate possibility. We couldn’t agree more! What are you grateful for in your life? If you need some inspiration, take a look at our upcoming courses and see if there’s something that catches your eye. We hope that by spending time reflecting on the good things in your life, you too can find contentment and happiness.
