It was never easy being Cicely Tyson. And it will not be easy being Octavia or Viola Davis.
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Viola Davis is a perfect example of somebody who's so much better than the parts she has the opportunity to play.
Apparently, Bette Davis and a lot of actresses had a hard time in their 30s, too.
There's so much pressure on becoming the next Muhammad Ali or Mike Tyson, and if you don't achieve that in boxing, you're nothing.
Mike Tyson would have been a good sparring partner for me and Muhammad Ali because Tyson was a fast fighter and he could punch and throw good combinations.
Comparing in the past years, Tamyra Gray and everyone else that didn't win but their careers are doing well.
Listen, anyone in the heavyweight division in the top ten, there is no easy fight. I don't care what you say.
When I came to America Al Unser, Jr. was very difficult. And Bobby Unser.
Coltrane was moving out of jazz into something else. And certainly Miles Davis was doing the same thing.
Joan Collins was the best. She really could sort of pull it off, be really outrageous and never even flinch.
Mike Tyson was one of the most terrific athletes I've ever met.