James Earl Jones Quotes
I knew real show business from my father, who had been an actor since he left the world of boxing.
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Listen to the Bee Gees and you can learn to be a great writer.
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I think one of the great things about being a musician is that you never stop learning.
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There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.
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I don't think an actor ever wants to establish an image. That certainly hurt me, and yet that is also what made me successful and eventually able to do more challenging roles.
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I am not a name-dropper. I can't help it if everybody I know is famous.
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My mother didn't set out to surround us with white students or colleagues. My mother just sought a quality education. People have these expectations of who they think you should be. And I say it's because they don't really understand Malcolm X - or his wife.
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Maybe some people that only listen to electronic music will pick up my record and get turned on to some of the story songs, some of the more country-type stuff.
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I used to sail a lot in all kinds of weather, competing on small sailboats in the ocean. And I travel a lot in Iceland on horses every summer, through the wild areas where there's no inhabitants and there are volcanoes.
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I crave attention and adventure.
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Conflict is very much a state of mind. If you're not in that state of mind, it doesn't bother you.
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I'm not the girl next door.
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When I first started in film, I was terrified of the camera.
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If you get lazy when you're onstage, it shows.
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America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.
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After running for a while, things really start to open up in your body. I felt like I'd tapped into parts of my body that I hadn't before. I let things in the universe flow through me that opened me up in a really cool way.
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This job certainly doesn't win you a huge amount of friends, I accept that, but it is very enjoyable, and deep down I think it's probably quite a worthwhile job.
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After I learn more English, I'll work hard and make more films.
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I love any excuse to come to New York - when it's not February.
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I remember once being told by a casting person, years ago, that I shouldn't pursue a career in the business because of the color of my skin. The fact that I remember it today means it stuck with me. I thought that was really stupid advice and advice nobody should ever give someone.
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Just like food, you could think peanut butter is your favorite food for 5,000 years and then be like, 'I actually like burgers better', you know? I was just trying to say that kids and people in general don't have to label themselves and say, 'I'm straight' or 'I'm gay' or 'I'm whatever.'
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All children start their school careers with sparkling imaginations, fertile minds, and a willingness to take risks with what they think.
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I never advocate that you should be lonely, or come to my shows and bring me your razor blade to show me that you don't cut anymore.
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I knew real show business from my father, who had been an actor since he left the world of boxing.
