I knew real show business from my father, who had been an actor since he left the world of boxing.
James Earl JonesWhen I was in New York after I left the Army, I studied for two years at the American Theater Wing, studied acting, which involved dance and fencing and speech classes and history of theater, all that.
James Earl JonesBefore 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 JonesActing is not about anything romantic, not even fantasy, although you do create fantasy.
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