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Louis Gossett, Jr. Biography

Louis Gossett, Jr.

Louis Cameron Gossett Jr. (born May 27, 1936) is an American actor. He is best known for his Academy Award winning role as Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley in the 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman, and his role as Fiddler in the 1977 ABC television miniseries Roots. Gossett has also starred in numerous film productions including A Raisin In The Sun, The Landlord, Skin Game, Travels with My Aunt, The Laughing Policeman, The Deep, Jaws 3-D, "Left Behind: World at War", Wolfgang Petersen's Enemy Mine, the Iron Eagle series, Toy Soldiers and The Punisher, in an acting career that spans over five decades.

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'Avatar' was gorgeous. There are good stories in there, but when used in other movies they're similar to those violent video games. Characters using deadly weapons. The children follow these movies.

Character, Children, Follow, Games, Gorgeous, Movies

The worst resentment that anybody can have is one you feel justified to keep.

Justified, Keep, Resentment, Worst

My father was adopted. He grew up in the Italian household.

Adopted, Father, Grew Up, Household, Italian

My father's best friend, Georgie Terra, was an Italian guy. The children and the cousins and nieces and nephews were children of the Mafia. Those were the children he grew up with. If you want to go to a safe neighborhood, go to where the Mafia is.

Children, Cousin, Father, Friend, Mafia, Nephews

I was invited to play with the New York Knicks. I was never drafted, but I was invited to the rookie camp.

Invited, Knicks, New York, Play, Rookies

I can do more than anyone suspects. I pride myself on my versatility. It took 32 years of difficult parts, second leads, villains and juveniles. The Oscar changed the quality of the roles I was being offered.

Changed, Pride, Quality, Roles, Years

The Lord may not come when you want Him, but he's always going to be there on time.

Come, Lord, May, Time, Want, Want Him

We need to do whatever it takes to get our children together and pay attention to them, because that's our future. What's in the hearts and minds of our children is what's in our future.

Attention, Children, Future, Heart, Mind, Pay

When I'm offered a role, I look at what I think I can do with it. I look to see if I can project myself into it.

Look, Looks, Role, Roles, See, Thinking

I think more important than law is the hearts of people.

Heart, Hearts, Law, People, Thinking

I'm cancer-free. And I'm on antioxidants and acupuncture and a different diet. And I have a different outlook on life. I don't have resentment any more. It's wonderful.

Cancer, Outlook On Life, Acupuncture, Diet, Antioxidants, Outlook