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Sidney Poitier

"I had learned something of Miami from people who had visited there, so I knew what to expect."

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"I had learned something of Miami from people who had visited there, so I knew what to expect."

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"It's interesting because you feel on the one hand, we understand people from what the say, and in another sense, you'd think that you'd be able to convey more through dialogue."

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