“No one asked me to be an actor, so no one owed me. There was no entitlement.”

“The arts have always been an important ingredient to the health of a nation, but we haven’t gotten there yet.”

“Acting is not about anything romantic, not even fantasy, although you do create fantasy.”

“Your own need to be shines out of any dream or creation you imagine.”

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

“You don’t build a bond without being present.”

“The goal wasn’t to be a millionaire or to be a Hollywood star. That was not the goal. The goal was something about - the goal was to find the goal, but I knew where it was.”

Happy 81st Birthday to legendary actor James Earl Jones (b. January 17, 1931)