#we

And it was the idea that you can do a play - like a Shakespeare play, or any well-written play, Arthur Miller, whatever - and say things you could never imagine saying, never imagine thinking in your own life. ↗

— James Earl Jones

#arthur #could #idea #imagine #life

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. ↗

— James Earl Jones

#built #church #community #european #got

My youngest uncle Randy and I were the first members of our entire family to ever go to college. ↗

— James Earl Jones

#entire #entire family #ever #family #first

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

— James Earl Jones

#know #mean #peasant #people #simple

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 I considered some time before the mid-60s that maybe I should consider something else. ↗

— James Earl Jones

#consider #considered #else #going #got

One day, my youngest uncle - the other one who was first to go to college, Randy - and I were sitting out on the front porch. And he was brilliant. He ended up - he just retired from Boeing Aircraft in Wichita, Kansas. ↗

— James Earl Jones

#brilliant #college #day #ended #first

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

— James Earl Jones

#big thing #books #newspapers #out #reading

You weren't going to the theater to change the world, but you had a chance to affect the world, the thinking and the feelings of the world. ↗

— James Earl Jones

#chance #change #change the world #feelings #going

Am I being typecast as a horrible person? I don't know. I don't think so. But if it happens, I'd rather get to play that, because there's nothing fun about being sweet. Sweet can be so boring, so I'd be happy staying away from that. ↗

— January Jones

#am #away #be happy #because #being

I feel as though my career really hit its high point when I was cast as a supporting actress in 'American Wedding'. I thought the script had a lot of depth and intelligence, and it really just jumped off the page. ↗

— January Jones

#american #career #cast #depth #feel