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
A man's got to take care of his family. You live in my house, you sleep your behind on my bedclothes, you put my food in your belly because you are my son; you are my flesh and blood, not… — 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 Image
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 Image
I really think I ambled through a lot of my life, or ambled from one thing to the other. — James Earl Jones Copy Share Image
No one asked me to be an actor, so no one owed me. There was no entitlement. — James Earl Jones Copy Share Image
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 Image
People who lusted after Marilyn Monroe had no idea she stuttered. It is the secret of her sexiness, actually. — James Earl Jones Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
Your own need to be shines out of any dream or creation you imagine. — James Earl Jones Copy Share Image
I love doing commercials! Usually, they have enough money that they can take time and photograph it well. — James Earl Jones Copy Share Image
