We used to be "shiftless and lazy," now we're "fearsome and awesome." I think the black man should take pride in that. — James Earl Jones Copy Share Image
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… — James Earl Jones Copy Share
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… — James Earl Jones Copy Share
I really think I ambled through a lot of my life, or ambled from one thing to the other. — James Earl Jones Copy Share
No one asked me to be an actor, so no one owed me. There was no entitlement. — James Earl Jones Copy Share
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… — James Earl Jones Copy Share
People who lusted after Marilyn Monroe had no idea she stuttered. It is the secret of her sexiness, actually. — James Earl Jones Copy Share
In our resolve to build a better world... we seek to summon what Abraham Lincoln called the better angels of our nature. — James Earl Jones Copy Share
And nothing embittered me, which is important, because I think ethnic people and women in this society can end up being embittered because of… — James Earl Jones Copy Share
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… — James Earl Jones Copy Share
I love doing commercials! Usually, they have enough money that they can take time and photograph it well. — James Earl Jones Copy Share
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 Copy Share
Speech is a very important aspect of being human. A whisper doesn't cut it. — James Earl Jones Copy Share
Don't you try and go through life worried if someone had liked you or not. You best make sure that they are doing right… — James Earl Jones Copy Share
