my job as a young aide was to go outside and escort ali and poitier back into the mayor's office.heart accelerated so fast i immediately ran outside and i hadd ali and what ea as been told. when i open the security door into the long hallway that led to the mayor's personal office and the mayor's entourage, saw i'll be and what he a walking tour -- saw ali and poitier walking toward them, i cannot describe the sheer ecstasy in that hallway as we walked toward them standing alongside mayor bradley. life is not about the breaths we take but about the moments that take our breath away. those precious memories. i have really of this moment countless times, and every time i think on it i get joy unspeakable. i was able to start friendships with two iconic americans. my life has been greatly enriched by their guests and friendship. as for mandela, i didn't get to have a conversation with him today, -- that day, but i did get a handshake emma and i got my hug. what can be more inspiring for a 25-year-old african-american male wanting to make a contribution to society? that handshake and

, i went outside to insideali and poitier the mayor's office.y heart was beating so fast i went outside and secured them, as i had been told. doori opened the security that led to the mayor's office, and the entourage saw ali and them,r walking toward i cannot explain the dancing and the chance and the love and the joy and the full ecstasy in that hallway as we walked to nelson mandela and winnie mandela. it is not about the breath that we take but the moments that take our breath away, those precious memories. thise relieved -- relived countless times. when i remember this i get joy, unspeakable. i started friendships with two iconic americans, and my life and work have been greatly influenced and enriched by their friendship. with nelson mandela, i did not have a conversation with him, but i did get a handshake and a hug. what can be more inspiring for a 25-year-old african-american male wanting to make a meaningful contribution to society? this has meant more to me than words could ever express. as nelson mandela was dancing with mortality, w

." >> "in the heat of the night" with sidney poitier. >> sidney poitier is nothing but a rich uncle tom>> all puffed up. hat on your head. covering your ear. saying whatever you want. you need to go. >> what? >> get the hell out of my house. get on out. >> i'm sorry, mr. butler, i didn't mean to make fun of your hero. >> everything you are and everything you have is because of that butler. >>> it was one of the most critically acclaimed films of the year, "the butler" inspired the true story of a white house butler that served eight presidents. >> when we started working together on "precious," i came in as executive producer because i wanted to lift that up as high as i could. he said to me, you know, i'm frustrated, i'm frustrated with you. you're frustrated with me? >> you don't say that to oprah. you don't even wear shoe strings. how can you say that to oprah. >> he definitely did. i'm frustrated that i wasn't acting and i needed to do it. right? >> she was so magnificent in "the color purple." >> that was two decades ago. >> you were amazing. it was one of my favorite movies of tha

. >> sydney poitier, in mandela and de klerk. 300 years. you have been dominated. >> 24s, dennis haysworth. >> in good-bye, focusing on mandela's relationship with his white jailer. >> you and i could live peacefully. >> terrence howard onscreen alongside jennifer hudson in "winnie mandela." >> morgan freeman. >> this is the time to build our nation in clint eastwood's invictus. showing a mandela in office. >> i would look to thank you for what you have done for our country. >> mr. president, thank you for what you have done for our country. >> reporter: looking to foster national unity through sport. >> you look at pictures of of a young mandela. he is a beautiful man. at some point in every one of the movies, with the rare exception, you can see the actor, sort of unluge teash the mandela smile. because he had this great smile. when they say that happens in so many mandela performances, the am begs ambition of the actor to meet the challenge. >> i am angry! you are angry! but you must show loyalty. >> see the fire in the eyes.

screen legend, sydney poitier, starred alongside michael caine. the events leading up to mandela's release from prison in '90 after 27 years of incarceration. he won an oscar for his portrayal in the sports drama "invictus," chronicled the events after the rugby world cup hosted in that country following the dismantling of apartheid. >> and just this year, mandela played by idris elba in "mandela walk to freedom." it chronicled his life journey from childhood in a rural village through his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of south korea. >> mandela has a single acting credit to his name, appearing in the 1992 spike lee film "malcolm x." he was a schoolteacher reciting the lines from malcolm x's speech by any means necessary. an interesting side note. mandela told spike lee he would not say the words "by any means necessary." >>> world leaders, celebrities, and everyday people honoring mandela by sharing their thoughts on social media. >> mandela had deep ties to hollywood. spike lee with mandela in this picture about malc

a decade later, sidney poitier brought the story to the small screen.ke lee who got the best casting of all. in a brief scene at the end of 1992's "malcolm x" a teacher speaks to his class, inspiring them. >> we declare our right on this earth -- >> that man really was a teacher. on every stage he played. >> mandela movie, the new one, has already set records in its first week. it became the highest grossing film of all time in south africa. no surprise. >>> police didn't exactly need batman's help to crack the case involving stolen wreckage from paul walker's deadly crash. one suspect apparently posted a picture of the car part on instagram. the actor died saturday when the porsche he was riding in crashed into a light pole. the driver was also killed. an 18-year-old man is now in custody and could face felony charges for taking the car's roof panel. classy. police say an instagram post with the suspect's name says piece of paul walker's car, took it off a tow truck at a stop light followed by the hash tag come up. a second suspect is also expected to