James Earl Jones Quotes & Sayings
58 most famous James Earl Jones quotes and sayings. These are the first 10 quotes we have for him. He's a 93 year old American actor born on Jan 17, 1931.
“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.”
“More and more, when I single out the person out who inspired me most, I go back to my grandfather.”
“When I read great literature, great drama, speeches, or sermons, I feel that the human mind has not achieved anything greater than the ability to share feelings and thoughts through language.”
“Speech is a very important aspect of being human. A whisper doesn't cut it.”
“The goal wasn't to be a millionaire or to be a Hollywood star. That was not the goal. The goal was something about - the goal was to find the goal, but I knew where it was.”
“Once you begin to explain or excuse all events on racial grounds, you begin to indulge in the perilous mythology of race.”
“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.”
“I don't ever want to be a sentimentalist. I prefer to be a realist. I'm not a romantic really.”
“My grandmother though, began to prepare in her own neurotic - and I think psychotic - way to face racism. So she taught us to be racist, which is something I had to undo later when I got to Michigan, you know.”
“Writing can give full meaning to characters and avoid pure stereotype.”
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