James Earl Jones I happened to happened to land in a time, in the middle ’60s, that without knowing it, and without being told by the history of theater – which we now see from a historical point of view was an explosive time. – James Earl Jones Explosive Quotes Happened Quotes Historical Quotes History Quotes Knowing Quotes Land Quotes Middle Quotes Theater Quotes Time Quotes Told Quotes View Quotes 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. I knew real show business from my father, who had been an actor since he left the world of boxing.
Robert Caro You come in off the street, through the doors of the theater. You sit down. The lights go down and the curtain goes up. And you’re in another world. – Robert Caro
Robert Knepper When people come up to me and say ‘I hate you’ or ‘I love to hate you,’ it’s not the usual response that I thought I would’ve gotten halfway into my career. And then they say, ‘I love your work.’ – Robert Knepper
Dada Vaswani Philosophy and theology have so much to tell us about God, but people today want to experience God. There is a difference between eating dinner and merely reading the menu. – Dada Vaswani
Max Carver I think the main thing is to find something you care about. A cause. I think it starts with others. Who do you look up to? Who do you want to help? Start in your own community. – Max Carver
Bobbie Ann Mason My father-in-law, Barney Rawlings, spent a couple of months hiding out in France in 1944, frantically memorizing a few French words to pass himself off as a Frenchman, but his ordeal had not inspired in me any action until I started taking a French class. – Bobbie Ann Mason
Aminatta Forna I’m at my desk for about 9:30 A.M., and I stay there all day. Then there’s a lot of checking Facebook and eBay and that sort of thing. – Aminatta Forna
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