--- title: "21 Gary Cooper Quotes by 21 authors" description: "Browse 21 Gary Cooper quotes by 21 authors. Discover the best Gary Cooper sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/590/gene-tierney-7683_fonda_fonda-and-gary-cooper-had-the-best-sense_2936526.jpg" --- > [Fonda and Gary Cooper had the best sense of timing of all the actors I knew.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-tierney/fonda-and-gary-cooper-had-the-best-sense-of-timing-of-all-the-actors/) [Gene Tierney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-tierney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/590/gene-tierney-7683_fonda_fonda-and-gary-cooper-had-the-best-sense_2936526.jpg) > [I remember being mesmerized by 'Love in the Afternoon,' with Gary Cooper.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-hepburn-ferrer/i-remember-being-mesmerized-by-love-in-the-afternoon-with-gary-cooper/) [Sean Hepburn Ferrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-hepburn-ferrer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78e/sean-hepburn-ferrer-8381_afternoon_i-remember-being-mesmerized-by-love-in-t_1175002.jpg) > [If Gary Cooper and Henry Fonda had a baby, it would be Matthew Modine.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanley-kubrick/if-gary-cooper-and-henry-fonda-had-a-baby-it-would-be-matthew-modine/) [Stanley Kubrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanley-kubrick/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/321/stanley-kubrick-3001_baby_if-gary-cooper-and-henry-fonda-had-a-bab_1194376.jpg) > [I think they are grooming me as another Gary Cooper.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-gibb/i-think-they-are-grooming-me-as-another-gary-cooper/) [Barry Gibb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-gibb/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e46/barry-gibb-14583_cooper_i-think-they-are-grooming-me-as-another_3180306.jpg) > [I seldom ever missed a Gary Cooper picture if I could manage to see it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clint-walker/i-seldom-ever-missed-a-gary-cooper-picture-if-i-could-manage-to-see-it/) [Clint Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clint-walker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98f/clint-walker-34525_cooper_i-seldom-ever-missed-a-gary-cooper-pictu_2890314.jpg) > [I didn't know what to expect from a famous movie star; maybe that he'd be sort of stuck-up, you know. But not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-rockwell/i-didn-t-know-what-to-expect-from-a-famous-movie-star-maybe-that-he-d/) [Norman Rockwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-rockwell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce1/norman-rockwell-14034_gary_i-didn-t-know-what-to-expect-from-a-famo_1487311.png) > [Gary Cooper - the greatest listener in the world! And he used to answer in kind, which is wonderful because you don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-borgnine/gary-cooper-the-greatest-listener-in-the-world-and-he-used-to-answer/) [Ernest Borgnine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-borgnine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b93/ernest-borgnine-17006_gary_gary-cooper-the-greatest-listener-in-the_1253312.jpg) > [The very first film I ever saw was during the war. My mother took me, I must have been about 4, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terence-stamp/the-very-first-film-i-ever-saw-was-during-the-war-my-mother-took-me-i/) [Terence Stamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terence-stamp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/900/terence-stamp-20465_cinema_the-very-first-film-i-ever-saw-was-durin_1496111.jpg) > [When I first dreamt of becoming a movie star, I wanted to be a Gary Cooper: I wanted to be rich and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naseeruddin-shah/when-i-first-dreamt-of-becoming-a-movie-star-i-wanted-to-be-a-gary/) [Naseeruddin Shah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naseeruddin-shah/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ce/naseeruddin-shah-5603_dark_when-i-first-dreamt-of-becoming-a-movie_236577.jpg) > [In the days of Gary Cooper, James Stewart etc, film stars personified the better aspects of human nature.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-walker/in-the-days-of-gary-cooper-james-stewart-etc-film-stars-personified/) [Alexander Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-walker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbe/alexander-walker-67465_aspects_in-the-days-of-gary-cooper-james-stewart_1966643.jpg) > [My old drama coach used to say, 'Don't just do something, stand there.' Gary Cooper wasn't afraid to do nothing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clint-eastwood/my-old-drama-coach-used-to-say-don-t-just-do-something-stand-there/) [Clint Eastwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clint-eastwood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/373/clint-eastwood-513_actor_my-old-drama-coach-used-to-say-don-t-jus_324948.jpg) > [I have an acting crush on Gene Hackman; I have an acting crush on Tommy Lee Jones. Gary Cooper. Jimmy Cagney. Michael…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norbert-leo-butz/i-have-an-acting-crush-on-gene-hackman-i-have-an-acting-crush-on/) [Norbert Leo Butz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norbert-leo-butz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/752/norbert-leo-butz-22239_acting_i-have-an-acting-crush-on-gene-hackman-i_1734581.jpg) > [Anyone who would let Gary Cooper and the entire cast go charging on horseback without first finding out what kind of footing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-york/anyone-who-would-let-gary-cooper-and-the-entire-cast-go-charging-on/) [Dick York](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-york/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/481/dick-york-25161_anyone_anyone-who-would-let-gary-cooper-and-the_719123.png) > [A bunch of six nicer people, I couldn’t be more fortunate to call my family — from Lee Pace, who is so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-greene/a-bunch-of-six-nicer-people-i-couldn-t-be-more-fortunate-to-call-my/) [Ellen Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-greene/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a0/ellen-greene-36951_actors_a-bunch-of-six-nicer-people-i-couldn-t-b_1740654.png) > [For some reason, the movies in the '40s have the best personalities: Jimmy Stewart, Gary Cooper, Betty Grable, Gene Tierney, and all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-osborne/for-some-reason-the-movies-in-the-40s-have-the-best-personalities/) [Robert Osborne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-osborne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4d/robert-osborne-12721_best_for-some-reason-the-movies-in-the-40s-ha_2681694.jpg) > [I hadn't heard the Gary Cooper thing so I'm not grounded now. I feel pretty good. That's incredibly nice. When I met…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-krasinski/i-hadn-t-heard-the-gary-cooper-thing-so-i-m-not-grounded-now-i-feel/) [John Krasinski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-krasinski/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2d/john-krasinski-4756_actors_i-hadn-t-heard-the-gary-cooper-thing-so_2799316.jpg) > [“I suspected the movies, considering her cheap crack about me being a ten-cent Clark Gable, which was ridiculous. He simpers, to begin…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rex-stout/i-suspected-the-movies-considering-her-cheap-crack-about-me-being-a/) [Rex Stout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rex-stout/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a51/rex-stout-2846_clark-gable_i-suspected-the-movies-considering-her-c_1397509.png) > [Moviegoers like to believe that those they have made stars are great actors. People used to say that Gary Cooper was a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pauline-kael/moviegoers-like-to-believe-that-those-they-have-made-stars-are-great/) [Pauline Kael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pauline-kael/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17b/pauline-kael-6910_actors_moviegoers-like-to-believe-that-those-th_2087483.jpg) > [“Gary Cooper called to invite me to a dinner party he was giving for Clark Gable at his house. When I accepted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/farley-granger/gary-cooper-called-to-invite-me-to-a-dinner-party-he-was-giving-for/) [Farley Granger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/farley-granger/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d2/farley-granger-60540_barbara-stanwyck_gary-cooper-called-to-invite-me-to-a-din_2839302.jpg) > [Gary Cooper was a good friend. He was a great nature lover. He was like an American Indian, he knew every leaf…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-widmark/gary-cooper-was-a-good-friend-he-was-a-great-nature-lover-he-was-like/) [Richard Widmark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-widmark/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/00a/richard-widmark-27238_alaska_gary-cooper-was-a-good-friend-he-was-a-g_2411583.jpg) > [Gregory Peck is the hottest thing in town. Some say he is a second Gary Cooper. Actually, he is the first Gregory…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-peck/gregory-peck-is-the-hottest-thing-in-town-some-say-he-is-a-second/) [Gregory Peck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-peck/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/636/gregory-peck-21661_firsts_gregory-peck-is-the-hottest-thing-in-tow_2662287.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gary-cooper/#itemlist", "name": "Gary Cooper Quotes", "numberOfItems": 21, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Fonda and Gary Cooper had the best sense of timing of all the actors I knew.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Gene Tierney" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-tierney/fonda-and-gary-cooper-had-the-best-sense-of-timing-of-all-the-actors/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": 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