109 Quotes by James Earl Jones

Before my grandpa built his own church, we went to the neighboring town, and it was a white community. You know, up north, mostly middle European people and Indians, Chippewa Indians. We were welcome to that church, but once we got in, they didn't know what to do with us.

Reading was a big thing, yes. Books were a big thing. But the things that stick out were the newspapers.

I mean, my people were very, very simple. They were peasant people, you know?

I knew real show business from my father, who had been an actor since he left the world of boxing.

I consider myself a novice film actor.

Actors never discuss future plans.

I really think I ambled through a lot of my life, or ambled from one thing to the other.

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 because I like you. It is my duty to take care of you. I owe a responsibility to you.

There is a very fine line between love and nausea.