He responded to an ad for an actor but was interrupted during his audition when he couldn't read all the words in the script. The rejection made him more determined than ever to get ahead. He got a job as a dishwasher, bought a radio and learned to enunciate by listening to the voices being broadcast. A waiter in the restaurant in which Poitier worked tutored him in reading. When Poitier could afford to, he took acting lessons.
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