Quotes by James Garner

I saw my wife at a pool, flipped over her, and 14 days later we were married.

— James Garner

Wisdom

Everybody wants blockbusters. I like to see a few pictures now and then that have to do with people and have relationships, and that's what I want to do films about. I don't want to see these sci-fi movies, and I don't want to do one of those. I don't understand it.

— James Garner

Wisdom

When I started working, I didn't have a clue what I was doing, in that I was just wandering around, hoping that I could succeed. Then after I got a little under my belt, it took me about 25 years to feel like I knew what I was doing.

— James Garner

Success

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

— James Garner

Wisdom

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

— James Garner

Wisdom

You can never have too many friends.

— James Garner

Friendship

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.

— James Garner

Wisdom

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

— James Garner

Wisdom

An hour series is a killer. It's hard on you physically.

— James Garner

Wisdom

Even my stuntman is old.

— James Garner

Wisdom

I never wanted to be an actor. I got stuck in it and kind of liked what I was doing.

— James Garner

Wisdom

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

— James Garner

Wisdom

I think my attitude has always been to put food on the table.

— James Garner

Wisdom

I've had to work hard at that easy-going manner you see on screen.

— James Garner

Success

In my opinion, Arnold Schwarzenegger wasn't qualified to be governor of California.

— James Garner

Wisdom

My goal has always been longevity. Not fame and fortune, just get a job and keep it.

— James Garner

Success

When I'm pushed, I shove.

— James Garner

Wisdom

When people see me in something and say, 'That's just you - that's not acting,' it's the best compliment I can get.

— James Garner

Wisdom

Yeah, I don't have a whole lot of problems.

— James Garner

Wisdom

I don't take success very well, because I know it's fleeting. And the next day, it can all fall apart. I know that, too. So I don't get too high, and I don't get too low. You get through the world a lot easier that way.

— James Garner

Success

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

— James Garner

Wisdom

I'm working out every day. I'm in very good shape.

— James Garner

Success

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

— James Garner

Wisdom

I never finished the ninth grade.

— James Garner

Wisdom