James Avery Quotes


You are only an actor if you absolutely love it and can not do anything else. Starving for your art is great in your 20s, but it's not so great at 35. It has to be absolute love. You can't worry about being a movie star or anything else. Just love. That's it.


Citations

Avery, James. "Guest Speaker Q&A." New York Film Academy, 2007.

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James Avery
James Avery
  • Born: November 27, 1945
  • Died: December 31, 2013
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Actor, Poet

James LaRue Avery was an American actor and poet. He was best known for his roles as Philip Banks in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Shredder in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Judge Michael Conover on L.A. Law, Steve Yeager in The Brady Bunch Movie, Haroud Hazi Bin in Aladdin and Dr. Cripplen on The Closer (2005-2007).