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
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
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
