James Garner
James Garner
James Garnerwas an American actor, producer, and voice artist. He starred in several television series over more than 5 decades, including such popular roles as Bret Maverick in the 1950s western comedy series Maverick and Jim Rockford in The Rockford Files, and played leading roles in more than 50 theatrical films, including The Great Escapewith Steve McQueen, Paddy Chayefsky's The Americanization of Emily, Grand Prix, Blake Edwards' Victor Victoria, Murphy's Romance, for which he received an Academy Award nomination, Space...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth7 April 1928
CityNorman, OK
CountryUnited States of America
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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.
I saw my wife at a pool, flipped over her, and 14 days later we were married.
Cause my wife gets up and goes shopping.
I did a little bit of cocaine in the Eighties, courtesy of John Belushi, but fortunately I didn’t like it. But I smoked marijuana for 50 years and I don’t know where I’d be without it. It opened my mind and now it eases my arthritis. After decades of research I’ve concluded that marijuana should be legal and alcohol illegal.
With the exception of my wife and children, there's nothing I value more than my Oklahoma heritage.
Acting is just common sense. It isn't hard if you put yourself aside and just do what the writer wrote.
I'm a 'bleeding-heart liberal,' one of those card-carrying Democrats that Rush Limbaugh thinks is a communist. And I'm proud of it.
Marriage is a lot like the army, everyone complains, but you'd be surprise at the large number that re-enlist.
Too many actors have run for office. There's one difference between me and them: I know I'm not qualified.
Learning is a gift, even if pain is the teacher
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.
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.
There's one difference between me and them: I know I'm not qualified. In my opinion, Arnold Schwarzenegger wasn't qualified to be governor of California. Ronald Reagan wasn't qualified to be governor, let alone president. I was a vice president of the Screen Actors Guild when he was its president. My duties consisted of attending meetings and voting. The only thing I remember is that Ronnie never had an original thought and that we had to tell him what to say. That's no way to run a union, let along a state or a country.