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James Earl Jones
American
Actor
Born:
Jan 17
,
1931
Actor
Being
Me
People
Think
You
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I got out of the Army - in my world - I came to New York, for instance, when the civil rights movement was just beginning, and that created a certain energy, a certain rumble, a certain impetus for black actors.
James Earl Jones
Rights
Army
World
Black
Beginning
Energy
Out
Rights Movement
Civil
Civil Rights
Civil Rights Movement
Instance
Impetus
New
Got
Came
York
Just
New York
Movement
Created
Certain
Actor
And nothing embittered me, which is important, because I think ethnic people and women in this society can end up being embittered because of the lack of affirmative action, you know.
James Earl Jones
Me
You
Women
People
Important
Nothing
Action
Think
Society
Embittered
Know
Because
End
Up
Affirmative
Affirmative Action
Lack
Being
Which
Ethnic
And I think, on the other end, there were actors who were not as good as I was, perhaps who could have hung in too, but began to blame everything on race.
James Earl Jones
Good
Blame
Think
Too
Other
Everything
Hung
Could
Perhaps
Were
Began
End
Race
Who
Actor
Once you begin to explain or excuse all events on racial grounds, you begin to indulge in the perilous mythology of race.
James Earl Jones
You
Events
Once
Mythology
Excuse
Indulge
Perilous
Begin
Explain
Race
Racial
Grounds
Denzel Washington, Sidney Poitier, Robert Redford, Tom Cruise: those guys have well-planned careers. I'm just on a journey. Wherever I run across a job, I say, 'Okay, I'll do that.'
James Earl Jones
Journey
Job
Say
Those
Okay
Run
Guys
Cruise
Robert
Robert Redford
Denzel
Denzel Washington
Just
Wherever
Across
Tom
Tom Cruise
Washington
Careers
I'd like to film a British commercial; they're better than American ones.
James Earl Jones
Better
Like
Commercial
Than
American
Film
British
I love to see actors' work. I love to surf channels late at night and accidentally run into movies I hadn't seen before. It makes me very proud of the profession.
James Earl Jones
Work
Love
Me
Seen
Before
Late
Channels
Run
See
Makes
Proud
Surf
Accidentally
Very
Movies
Profession
Actor
Night
I think self-criticism is sort of a given when you're an actor. It's also about being curious and not being flippant. Anyone who accepts being in this noble profession is automatically self-critical.
James Earl Jones
You
Think
About
Given
Noble
Self-Critical
Also
Sort
Accepts
Curious
Being
Anyone
Automatically
Who
Profession
Actor
Writing can give full meaning to characters and avoid pure stereotype.
James Earl Jones
Writing
Pure
Characters
Give
Stereotype
Meaning
Full
Avoid
I consider myself a novice film actor.
James Earl Jones
Myself
Consider
Novice
Film
Actor
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