“That is a rarity in a town where friends and enemies too often wear the same faces.”
“What a difference 30 years can make,” Hall observed.
His wisdom fueled me; his generational talent both intimidated and inspired me."
James Earl Jones, Arsenio Hall, and John Amos.Walter McBride/WireImage; Terry Wyatt/WireImage; Craig Barritt/Getty
“That scene initially had dialogue.
That’s always my advice.'”
before slamming the door."
Arsenio Hall, Eddie Murphy, James Earl Jones, and Madge Sinclair in ‘Coming to America’.Paramount/Courtesy Everett
And he never once steered me wrong."
That was John Amos.
He transcended mere definition.
John Amos in ‘Coming to America’.Paramount/Courtesy Everett
If he was in the room, I instinctively knew I needed to be there, too."
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They both taught me by example how to be an unselfish performer… And ain’t we lucky we had ‘em."
Jones, a prolific star of stage and screen, widely cherished for such roles as Lt. Zogg inDr.
He is celebrated for his groundbreaking role in such projects as the beloved sitcomGood Timesand the TV sensationRoots.
