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
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
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
I'd like to film a British commercial; they're better than American ones. James Earl Jones americanbritishcommercial Change image and share on social
I love to see actors' work. I love to surf channels late at night and accidentally run into movies I hadn't seen before. It makes me very proud of the profession. James Earl Jones accidentallyactorchannel Change image and share on social
Your own need to be shines out of any dream or creation you imagine. James Earl Jones creationdreamimagine Change image and share on social
Stuttering is painful. In Sunday school, I'd try to read my lessons, and the children behind me were falling on the floor with laughter. James Earl Jones childfallfloor Change image and share on social
When I was in New York after I left the Army, I studied for two years at the American Theater Wing, studied acting, which involved dance and fencing and speech classes and history of theater, all that. James Earl Jones actamericanarmy share on social
There's nothing I would retire for, so I won't retire. James Earl Jones retire Change image and share on social
