Sidney Poitier

Pontier speaks about becoming a film producer:

I decided that I must learn everything I could about the production of motion pictures. In a way, I had always been doing that by watching directors, but I decided I wanted to make films. I entered an agreement with Paul Newman, Steve McQueen and Barbra Streisand. We started a film production company called First Artists. I did four movies with them. I did Uptown Saturday Night, Let’s Do It Again and A Piece of the Action. I did A Warm December as well.