[In one courtroom scene, in which Robinson is asked by his lawyer whether he has committed the rape, the accused man answers firmly, but with tears in his eyes:] I did not, sir. ... There wasn't a dry eye on set filming that scene [the director] Robert Mulligan sat me down and asked me to prepare for the point where I burst into tears by only going to places in my mind where I remembered and experienced pain, and let me tell you the tears did come. Brock Peters
Motivational, Inspirational, Funny Quotes
![[He initially clashed with the autocratic director.] One day he chewed me out in front of a lot of people, ... I lost my temper and I went for him. Later I discovered he was a charming social personality and very warm, and I was surprised to learn that he was a life member of the NAACP (the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People). - Brock Peters Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=W0hlIGluaXRpYWxseSBjbGFzaGVkIHdpdGggdGhlIGF1dG9jcmF0aWMgZGlyZWN0b3IuXSBPbmUgZGF5IGhlIGNoZXdlZCBtZSBvdXQgaW4gZnJvbnQgb2YgYSBsb3Qgb2YgcGVvcGxlLCAuLi4gSSBsb3N0IG15IHRlbXBlciBhbmQgSSB3ZW50IGZvciBoaW0uIExhdGVyIEkgZGlzY292ZXJlZCBoZSB3YXMgYSBjaGFybWluZyBzb2NpYWwgcGVyc29uYWxpdHkgYW5kIHZlcnkgd2FybSwgYW5kIEkgd2FzIHN1cnByaXNlZCB0byBsZWFybiB0aGF0IGhlIHdhcyBhIGxpZmUgbWVtYmVyIG9mIHRoZSBOQUFDUCAodGhlIE5hdGlvbmFsIEFzc29jaWF0aW9uIGZvciB0aGUgQWR2YW5jZW1lbnQgb2YgQ29sb3JlZCBQZW9wbGUpLiA=&author=ICBCcm9jayBQZXRlcnMgICAg&num=13 "[He initially clashed with the autocratic director.] One day he chewed me out in front of a lot of people, ... I lost my temper and I went for him. Later I discovered he was a charming social personality and very warm, and I was surprised to learn that he was a life member of the NAACP (the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People). - Brock Peters Quotes")
![[In one courtroom scene, in which Robinson is asked by his lawyer whether he has committed the rape, the accused man answers firmly, but with tears in his eyes:] I did not, sir. ... There wasn't a dry eye on set filming that sceneââ¬Â¦ [the director] Robert Mulligan sat me down and asked me to prepare for the point where I burst into tears by only going to places in my mind where I remembered and experienced pain, and let me tell you the tears did come. - Brock Peters Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=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&author=ICBCcm9jayBQZXRlcnMgICAg&num=13 "[In one courtroom scene, in which Robinson is asked by his lawyer whether he has committed the rape, the accused man answers firmly, but with tears in his eyes:] I did not, sir. ... There wasn't a dry eye on set filming that sceneââ¬Â¦ [the director] Robert Mulligan sat me down and asked me to prepare for the point where I burst into tears by only going to places in my mind where I remembered and experienced pain, and let me tell you the tears did come. - Brock Peters Quotes")
![[Peters paid tribute to Peck after Peck's death in 2003.] In art there is compassion, in compassion there is humanity, with humanity there is generosity and love, ... Gregory Peck gave us these attributes in full measure. - Brock Peters Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=W1BldGVycyBwYWlkIHRyaWJ1dGUgdG8gUGVjayBhZnRlciBQZWNrJ3MgZGVhdGggaW4gMjAwMy5dIEluIGFydCB0aGVyZSBpcyBjb21wYXNzaW9uLCBpbiBjb21wYXNzaW9uIHRoZXJlIGlzIGh1bWFuaXR5LCB3aXRoIGh1bWFuaXR5IHRoZXJlIGlzIGdlbmVyb3NpdHkgYW5kIGxvdmUsIC4uLiBHcmVnb3J5IFBlY2sgZ2F2ZSB1cyB0aGVzZSBhdHRyaWJ1dGVzIGluIGZ1bGwgbWVhc3VyZS4g&author=ICBCcm9jayBQZXRlcnMgICAg&num=2 "[Peters paid tribute to Peck after Peck's death in 2003.] In art there is compassion, in compassion there is humanity, with humanity there is generosity and love, ... Gregory Peck gave us these attributes in full measure. - Brock Peters Quotes")
![[Acclaimed by the American Film Institute as one of the 100 greatest U.S. films of the last century, Mockingbird won three Oscars, including one for star Gregory Peck , who died in 2003. And it was Peters who read the eulogy at Peck's funeral.] In art there is compassion, in compassion there is humanity,
with humanity there is generosity and love, ... Gregory Peck gave us these attributes in full measure. - Brock Peters Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=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&author=ICBCcm9jayBQZXRlcnMgICAg&num=5 "[Acclaimed by the American Film Institute as one of the 100 greatest U.S. films of the last century, Mockingbird won three Oscars, including one for star Gregory Peck , who died in 2003. And it was Peters who read the eulogy at Peck's funeral.] In art there is compassion, in compassion there is humanity,
with humanity there is generosity and love, ... Gregory Peck gave us these attributes in full measure. - Brock Peters Quotes")