John Amos

It was an ongoing struggle to say no, I don't want to be a part of the perpetuation of this read more

It was an ongoing struggle to say no, I don't want to be a part of the perpetuation of this stereotype.

I have rededicated myself to my procession as a way of honoring him.

I have rededicated myself to my procession as a way of honoring him.

This is the highest tribute we can pay him, our appreciation for his superlative writing, his incomparable writing. Quite frankly, read more

This is the highest tribute we can pay him, our appreciation for his superlative writing, his incomparable writing. Quite frankly, I've never experienced writing like this before, except for 'Fences,' something that addresses me as an individual, addresses me as a black man and addresses the history of the African-American culture and the African-American experience in this country.

They killed my character off and as God would have it, just when they told me I would never work read more

They killed my character off and as God would have it, just when they told me I would never work again, I got cast in a little program called Roots, and as they would say, the rest is history.

I could have begged. They made it obvious to me that if I wanted to come back and be a read more

I could have begged. They made it obvious to me that if I wanted to come back and be a good boy... but I'd rather be in Roots than Good Times.