American - Actor | January 17, 1931 -
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
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Acting is not about anything romantic, not even fantasy, although you do create fantasy.
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Once you begin to explain or excuse all events on racial grounds, you begin to indulge in the perilous mythology of race.
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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.'
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I'd like to film a British commercial; they're better than American ones.
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I love doing commercials! Usually, they have enough money that they can take time and photograph it well.
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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.
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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.
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Writing can give full meaning to characters and avoid pure stereotype.
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Actors never discuss future plans.
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