I mean, my people were very, very simple. They were peasant people, you know? James Earl Jones peasantpeoplesimple Change image and share on social
People who lusted after Marilyn Monroe had no idea she stuttered. It is the secret of her sexiness, actually. James Earl Jones idealustmarilyn Change image and share on social
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 actorbeginblame Change image and share on social
Even during the rationing period, during World War II, we didn't have the anxiety that we'd starve, because we grew our own potatoes, you know? And our own hogs, and our own cows and stuff, you know. James Earl Jones anxietycowgrow Change image and share on social
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 abilitybackdirection Change image and share on social
So by the time I got to Michigan I was a stutterer. I couldn't talk. So my first year of school was my first mute year and then those mute years continued until I got to high school. James Earl Jones continuehighmichigan Change image and share on social
I think stutterers are funny. And I know it's rude and politically incorrect to laugh at stutterers. But I think it is okay because I know why they're funny. They make people nervous. People think, when on earth are they going to get the word out, so they start laughing out of their own nervousness. James Earl Jones earthfunnyincorrect share on social
There haven't been enough profound things written about what being black means and what a black character is. Nobody knows. James Earl Jones blackcharactermean Change image and share on social
More and more, when I single out the person out who inspired me most, I go back to my grandfather. James Earl Jones backgrandfatherinspire Change image and share on social
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 ambrosiacitruscountry Change image and share on social