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Sidney Poitier

I had to satisfy the action fans, the romantic fans, the intellectual fans. It was a terrific burden.

Romantic

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Sidney Poitier felt pressure to meet the expectations of different groups who enjoyed his work for various reasons, including excitement, love stories, and thoughtful ideas. This made his job very challenging because he had to balance and please all these different audiences at the same time.

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