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James Earl Jones Quotes

You don’t build a bond without being present Picture Quote #1

So in my junior year, I switched to the drama department Picture Quote #1

I mean, my people were very, very simple. They were peasant people, you know? Picture Quote #1

Acting is not about anything romantic, not even fantasy, although you do create fantasy Picture Quote #1

And I think, on the other end, there were actors who were not as good as I was, perhaps who could have hung in too, but began to blame everything on race Picture Quote #1

If you live in an oppressive society, you’ve got to be resilient. You can’t let each little thing crush you. You have take every encounter and make yourself larger, rather than allow yourself to be diminished by it Picture Quote #1

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Trying to make someone fall in love with you is about as pointless as trying to control who you fall in love with Picture Quote #1

I do not know if it is true that all actors want to direct and all directors want to act, but in 1972 I tried directing and decided I had better stick to acting Picture Quote #1

One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart that you can’t utter Picture Quote #1

You weren't going to the theater to change the world, but you had a chance to affect the world, the thinking and the feelings of the world Picture Quote #1

The arts have always been an important ingredient to the health of a nation, but we haven't gotten there yet Picture Quote #1

And nothing embittered me, which is important, because I think ethnic people and women in this society can end up being embittered because of the lack of affirmative action, you know Picture Quote #1

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I knew real show business from my father, who had been an actor since he left the world of boxing Picture Quote #1

I really think I ambled through a lot of my life, or ambled from one thing to the other Picture Quote #1

I think the extent to which I have any balance at all, any mental balance, is because of being a farm kid and being raised in those isolated rural areas Picture Quote #1

I was an adopted child of my grandparents, and I don’t know how I can ever express my gratitude for that, because my parents would have been a mess, you know Picture Quote #1

In the wintertime, in the snow country, citrus fruit was so rare, and if you got one, it was better than ambrosia Picture Quote #1

More and more, when I single out the person out who inspired me most, I go back to my grandfather Picture Quote #1

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My grandmother had the most dramatic effect on my life because she set me in one direction, and I had to go back the other direction for my sanity, and for my ability to be a social human being Picture Quote #1

No one asked me to be an actor, so no one owed me. There was no entitlement Picture Quote #1

Once you begin to explain or excuse all events on racial grounds, you begin to indulge in the perilous mythology of race Picture Quote #1

You weren’t going to the theatre to change the world, but you had a chance to affect the world, the thinking and the feelings of the world Picture Quote #1

Reading was a big thing, yes. Books were a big thing. But the things that stick out were the newspapers Picture Quote #1

So I was determined to use my last two years in college doing something I thought I would enjoy, which was acting. And it was probably because there was girls over in the drama school too, you know? Picture Quote #1

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When I read great literature, great drama, speeches, or sermons, I feel that the human mind has not achieved anything greater than the ability to share feelings and thoughts through language Picture Quote #1

You sang in church, you know, and you didn’t act at all. You tried not to act, you tried to tell the truth. The idea of being a troubadour on the road singing for your supper was very disturbing to him Picture Quote #1

The last thing I want to be is a rich black superstar. I just want to act Picture Quote #1

The one constant through all the years has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It’s been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt, and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game, is a part of our past. It reminds us of all that once was good, and what could be again Picture Quote #1

I love doing commercials! Usually, they have enough money that they can take time and photograph it well Picture Quote #1

Speech is a very important aspect of being human. A whisper doesn’t cut it Picture Quote #1

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You don’t build a bond without being present (James Earl Jones Quotes) So in my junior year, I switched to the drama department (James Earl Jones Quotes) I mean, my people were very, very simple. They were peasant people, you know? (James Earl Jones Quotes) Acting is not about anything romantic, not even fantasy, although you do create fantasy (James Earl Jones Quotes) And I think, on the other end, there were actors who were not as good as I was, perhaps who could have hung in too, but began to blame everything on race (James Earl Jones Quotes) If you live in an oppressive society, you’ve got to be resilient. You can’t let each little thing crush you. You have take every encounter and make yourself larger, rather than allow yourself to be diminished by it (James Earl Jones Quotes) Trying to make someone fall in love with you is about as pointless as trying to control who you fall in love with (James Earl Jones Quotes) I do not know if it is true that all actors want to direct and all directors want to act, but in 1972 I tried directing and decided I had better stick to acting (James Earl Jones Quotes) One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart that you can’t utter (James Earl Jones Quotes) You weren't going to the theater to change the world, but you had a chance to affect the world, the thinking and the feelings of the world (James Earl Jones Quotes) The arts have always been an important ingredient to the health of a nation, but we haven't gotten there yet (James Earl Jones Quotes) And nothing embittered me, which is important, because I think ethnic people and women in this society can end up being embittered because of the lack of affirmative action, you know (James Earl Jones Quotes) I knew real show business from my father, who had been an actor since he left the world of boxing (James Earl Jones Quotes) I really think I ambled through a lot of my life, or ambled from one thing to the other (James Earl Jones Quotes) I think the extent to which I have any balance at all, any mental balance, is because of being a farm kid and being raised in those isolated rural areas (James Earl Jones Quotes) I was an adopted child of my grandparents, and I don’t know how I can ever express my gratitude for that, because my parents would have been a mess, you know (James Earl Jones Quotes) In the wintertime, in the snow country, citrus fruit was so rare, and if you got one, it was better than ambrosia (James Earl Jones Quotes) More and more, when I single out the person out who inspired me most, I go back to my grandfather (James Earl Jones Quotes) My grandmother had the most dramatic effect on my life because she set me in one direction, and I had to go back the other direction for my sanity, and for my ability to be a social human being (James Earl Jones Quotes) No one asked me to be an actor, so no one owed me. There was no entitlement (James Earl Jones Quotes) Once you begin to explain or excuse all events on racial grounds, you begin to indulge in the perilous mythology of race (James Earl Jones Quotes) You weren’t going to the theatre to change the world, but you had a chance to affect the world, the thinking and the feelings of the world (James Earl Jones Quotes) Reading was a big thing, yes. Books were a big thing. But the things that stick out were the newspapers (James Earl Jones Quotes) So I was determined to use my last two years in college doing something I thought I would enjoy, which was acting. And it was probably because there was girls over in the drama school too, you know? (James Earl Jones Quotes) When I read great literature, great drama, speeches, or sermons, I feel that the human mind has not achieved anything greater than the ability to share feelings and thoughts through language (James Earl Jones Quotes) You sang in church, you know, and you didn’t act at all. You tried not to act, you tried to tell the truth. The idea of being a troubadour on the road singing for your supper was very disturbing to him (James Earl Jones Quotes) The last thing I want to be is a rich black superstar. I just want to act (James Earl Jones Quotes) The one constant through all the years has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It’s been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt, and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game, is a part of our past. It reminds us of all that once was good, and what could be again (James Earl Jones Quotes) I love doing commercials! Usually, they have enough money that they can take time and photograph it well (James Earl Jones Quotes) Speech is a very important aspect of being human. A whisper doesn’t cut it (James Earl Jones Quotes)

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