# James Earl Jones quote recalls struggle with childhood stutter 2026-08-07T08:45:22+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A quote from James Earl Jones’s 1993 autobiography, Voices and Silences, recalls the pain of having feelings that cannot be expressed. “One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart that you can't utter,” he wrote. The line reflected his severe childhood stutter, which he gradually overcame during his teenage years after a teacher asked him to recite a poem before classmates. Jones, who died aged 93 in New York on September 9, 2024, built a seven-decade career in theatre, film and television. He voiced Darth Vader in Star Wars and Mufasa in The Lion King, and received three Emmys, three Tonys, a Grammy and an honorary Academy Award. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: acting, Hollywood, James Earl Jones, Star Wars, stutter Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/james-earl-jones-quote-recalls-struggle-with-childhood-stutter/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/james-earl-jones-quote-recalls-struggle-with-childhood-stutter/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.