James Garner Quotes

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James Garner

Profession : Activist

Birth : April 7, 1928

I've been on the wrong end of violence, and I've done violence myself... I refuse to glorify violence in my movie and television roles.

James Garner

The characters I've played, especially Bret Maverick and Jim Rockford, almost never use a gun, and they always try to use their wits instead of their fists.

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The only reason I'm an actor is that a lady pulled out of a parking space in front of a producer's office.

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I'm a Methodist, but not as an actor.

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I don't have any theories about acting, and I don't think about how to do it, except that an actor shouldn't take himself too seriously, and shouldn't try to make acting something it isn't.

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Acting is just common sense. It isn't hard if you put yourself aside and just do what the writer wrote.

James Garner

I never finished the ninth grade.

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I don't like the crowds, I don't like to get out of the house if I don't have to.

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There are younger directors, and anybody over 30 is ancient to them, because they're not that old.

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Even my stuntman is old.

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People who don't know me think I'm easy-going, but I'm a pessimist by nature and an old curmudgeon.

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When I'm pushed, I shove.

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I spent most of my time playing pool instead of studying.

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I've done a lot of casual work, and acting is a lot easier than laying carpets.

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I'm an actor; I hire out.

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