You don't need qualifications as an actor or a politician. And I didn't want to be a politician. — James Garner Copy Share Image
I never wanted to be an actor. I got stuck in it and kind of liked what I was doing. — James Garner Copy Share Image
I've done a lot of casual work, and acting is a lot easier than laying carpets. — James Garner Copy Share Image
What was I qualified to do to make a living? Nothing. You don't need qualifications as an actor or a politician. And… — James Garner Copy Share Image
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… — James Garner Copy Share Image
Acting is just common sense. It isn't hard if you put yourself aside and just do what the writer wrote. — James Garner Copy Share Image
It wasn't until I'd turned 50 and had been in the business 25 years that I realized I might actually have a… — James Garner Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share
With the exception of my wife and children, there's nothing I value more than my Oklahoma heritage. — James Garner Copy Share
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… — James Garner Copy Share
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. — James Garner Copy Share
My goal has always been longevity. Not fame and fortune, just get a job and keep it. — James Garner Copy Share
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… — James Garner Copy Share
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.… — James Garner Copy Share
I don't want to know what's good, or bad, or true. I let God worry about the truth. I just want to know the… — James Garner Copy Share
You don't need qualifications as an actor or a politician. And I didn't want to be a politician. — James Garner Copy Share
