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> [What made us different from other westerns was the fact that 'Gunsmoke' wasn't just action and a lot of shooting; they were character-study shows.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-arness/what-made-us-different-from-other-westerns-was-the-fact-that-gunsmoke/)

[James Arness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-arness/)

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## More by James Arness

> [What made us different from other westerns was the fact that 'Gunsmoke' wasn't just action and a lot of shooting; they were character-study shows.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-arness/what-made-us-different-from-other-westerns-was-the-fact-that-gunsmoke/)

[James Arness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-arness/)

> [I had the pleasure of knowing Ronald Reagan before he became Governor of California. He was a truly great human being and we usually…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-arness/i-had-the-pleasure-of-knowing-ronald-reagan-before-he-became-governor/)

[James Arness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-arness/)

> [An intellectual carrot - the mind boggles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-arness/an-intellectual-carrot-the-mind-boggles/)

[James Arness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-arness/)

> [Chiropractic care is the only real, long-lasting relief that I have found for my neck pain due to an old injury.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-arness/chiropractic-care-is-the-only-real-long-lasting-relief-that-i-have/)

[James Arness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-arness/)

> [We had a great childhood and boyhood. It was a wonderful time through those years. A lot of it was through the Depression years,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-arness/we-had-a-great-childhood-and-boyhood-it-was-a-wonderful-time-through/)

[James Arness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-arness/)

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