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

Quote by James Earl Jones

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The goal wasn't to be a millionaire or to be a Hollywood star. That was...

The goal wasn't to be a millionaire or to be a Hollywood star. That was...

More and more, when I single out the person out who inspired me most, I...

More and more, when I single out the person out who inspired me most, I...

No one asked me to be an actor, so no one owed me. There was...

No one asked me to be an actor, so no one owed me. There was...

When I was in New York after I left the Army, I studied for two...

When I was in New York after I left the Army, I studied for two...

There is not enough magic in a bloodline to forge an instant, irrevocable bond.

There is not enough magic in a bloodline to forge an instant, irrevocable bond.

I really think I ambled through a lot of my life, or ambled from one...

I really think I ambled through a lot of my life, or ambled from one...

I think the extent to which I have any balance at all, any mental balance,...

I think the extent to which I have any balance at all, any mental balance,...

You weren't going to the theater to change the world, but you had a chance...

You weren't going to the theater to change the world, but you had a chance...

And I think, on the other end, there were actors who were not as good...

And I think, on the other end, there were actors who were not as good...

My grandmother had the most dramatic effect on my life because she set me in...

My grandmother had the most dramatic effect on my life because she set me in...

Love is just love, it can never be explained.

Love is just love, it can never be explained.

Before my grandpa built his own church, we went to the neighboring town, and it...

Before my grandpa built his own church, we went to the neighboring town, and it...

Just so you know, there's a space that only you can fill. Just so you...

Just so you know, there's a space that only you can fill. Just so you...

You don't build a bond without being present.

You don't build a bond without being present.

One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart that you...

One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart that you...

The world is filled with violence. Because criminals carry guns, we decent law-abiding citizens should...

The world is filled with violence. Because criminals carry guns, we decent law-abiding citizens should...

I got out of the Army - in my world - I came to New...

I got out of the Army - in my world - I came to New...

And it was the idea that you can do a play - like a Shakespeare...

And it was the idea that you can do a play - like a Shakespeare...

So in my junior year, I switched to the drama department.

So in my junior year, I switched to the drama department.

My grandmother though, began to prepare in her own neurotic - and I think psychotic...

My grandmother though, began to prepare in her own neurotic - and I think psychotic...