You cannot be an actor like I am and not have been in some of the worst movies like I have. But I stand before you deeply honored, mighty grateful and just plain gobsmacked. James Earl Jones actorbaddeeply Change image and share on social
I was preparing myself for the theater, and... I got a little job here and a job there, but it wasn't going well, and I considered some time before the mid-60s that maybe I should consider something else. James Earl Jones 60sconsiderjob share on social
We children learned responsibility automatically. James Earl Jones automaticallychildlearn Change image and share on social
I don't ever want to be a sentimentalist. I prefer to be a realist. I'm not a romantic really. James Earl Jones preferrealistromantic Change image and share on social
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 areabalanceextent Change image and share on social
I think self-criticism is sort of a given when you're an actor. It's also about being curious and not being flippant. Anyone who accepts being in this noble profession is automatically self-critical. James Earl Jones acceptactorautomatically Change image and share on social
The world is filled with violence. Because criminals carry guns, we decent law-abiding citizens should also have guns. Otherwise they will win and the decent people will loose. James Earl Jones abidecarrycitizen Change image and share on social
I mean, my people were very, very simple. They were peasant people, you know? James Earl Jones peasantpeoplesimple 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
