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 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
You put on a face for the public. The face isn't false; it's just another side of you. If it were false,… — 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
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
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 Image
With the exception of my wife and children, there's nothing I value more than my Oklahoma heritage. — James Garner Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
My goal has always been longevity. Not fame and fortune, just get a job and keep it. — James Garner Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
