Cicely Tyson revealed that she had been pining for this role since the 1985 film was released. “I saw Geraldine [Page] in the film and I was so moved by the piece and had long been an admirer of her work. When I left the theater, I went to my agent and I said to him ‘You get me my ‘Trip to Bountiful’ and then I will retire!” she says laughing. “What I meant was ‘Get me one more role like that and I would retire.’ I said it because I wanted him to understand that I felt that if I could just get one more role that I could really sink my teeth into, I wouldn’t ask for anything else. I don’t think it will ever be my desire to retire!”
