I didn't want to spend the rest of my life playing Norma Desmond over and over again.
Desmond, don't poke the baby!'. . . 'I'll get you next time-' Don't threaten the baby either!'.
Paul Desmond sounds like a female alcoholic.
Desmond Mason is one of my best friends in the world. And he's a great, great talent.
I'm crazy. I know I'm crazy 'cause Desmond Tutu told me, and he's very clever. He said, 'You must free yourself, be more of who you are. Be more crazy. ' And I'm going to.
You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you. - Desmond Tutu In the end, kids won't remember that fancy toy or game you bought for them, they will remember the time you spent with them.
When we shot "Cry Freedom," I wasn't even allowed in South Africa. They told me I could come but I wasn't going to leave. I had heavy death threats at that time. So we shot in Zimbabwe. In 1995, I had the privilege and the honor to meet Desmond Tutu and Nelson Mandela the same day: I had breakfast with Desmond Tutu and lunch with Nelson Mandela. Then I had the good fortune to have Mr. Mandela actually come to my house in California. here's been a tremendous amount of change.
