#mp

It has to be real, and I think a lot of the problems we have as a society is because we don't acknowledge that family is important, and it has to be people who are present, you know, and mothers and fathers, both are not present enough with children. ↗

— James Earl Jones

#be real #because #both #children #enough

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

#affirmative #affirmative action #because #being #embittered

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

#beginning #black #came #certain #civil

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

— James Earl Jones

#know #mean #peasant #people #simple

If you're an employer, you want to hire an employee who'll do their job, not do your bidding. ↗

— Jeffrey Jones

#employee #employer #hire #job #their

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

I got a phone call from Douglas Campbell and from Jerome Guthrie, who offered me a job out of the blue. ↗

— Jeffrey Jones

#call #campbell #douglas #got #guthrie

I only know from my own personal experience, and I personally feel that there's a cyclical nature to things, so you don't want to start making generalizations about how bad things have become in comparison to the old days. ↗

— Jeffrey Jones

#bad #become #comparison #cyclical #days

I think the same way about theatre, you go out there and you are creating a world for a moment that can actually have a real impact on people, present some kind of story that gives you something to think about when you walk away, feeling enriched - if it works out well. ↗

— Jeffrey Jones

#actually #away #creating #enriched #feeling

So when you make an impression in a certain kind of role, that tends to be the type of role that you get offered. ↗

— Jeffrey Jones

#get #impression #kind #make #offered