James Earl Jones

“The world is not a playground, it is a schoolroom. Life is not a holiday, but an education. And the one eternal lesson for us all: to love.”

“One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart that you can't utter.”

“The only thing that's important is that you're an actor. You are not a star.”

“I think the highest and lowest points are the important ones. Anything else is just...in between.”

“When I read the script for 'The Lion King', I was very moved. It's a great story.”

“For an actor, the most important thing is to be a good listener.”

“Art is the only thing that's left when you're dead.”

“Drama is a way of expressing life and giving it meaning.”

“You have to be a little bit crazy to be an actor.”

“I never had a desire to be a star. I wanted to be a character actor.”

“Acting is a matter of observation and perception.”

“I've always been a bit of a loner. I've always been a bit of an outsider.”