--- title: "1 Leading Men Quotes By Gary Cooper" description: "1 Leading Men quotes by Gary Cooper. Plus more from Gary Cooper and more Leading Men sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fe/gary-cooper-29778_doors_until-i-came-along-all-the-leading-men-w_957362.jpg" --- > [Until I came along all the leading men were handsome, but luckily they wrote a lot of stories about the fellow next door.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-cooper/until-i-came-along-all-the-leading-men-were-handsome-but-luckily-they/) [Gary Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-cooper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fe/gary-cooper-29778_doors_until-i-came-along-all-the-leading-men-w_957362.jpg) ## More by Gary Cooper > [This is a terrible place to spend your life in. Nobody in Hollywood is normal. Absolutely nobody. And they have such a vicious attitude…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-cooper/this-is-a-terrible-place-to-spend-your-life-in-nobody-in-hollywood-is/) [Gary Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-cooper/) > [The only achievement I am really proud of is the friends I have made in this community.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-cooper/the-only-achievement-i-am-really-proud-of-is-the-friends-i-have-made/) [Gary Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-cooper/) > [It’s literally true, as Shakespeare said--all the world’s a stage. It wasn’t that way when I first got into the movies in 1924, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-cooper/it-s-literally-true-as-shakespeare-said-all-the-world-s-a-stage-it/) [Gary Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-cooper/) > [Having to work hard never had any real appeal for me, and that may have some connection with me being in the movies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-cooper/having-to-work-hard-never-had-any-real-appeal-for-me-and-that-may/) [Gary Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-cooper/) > [In Westerns you were permitted to kiss your horse but never your girl.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-cooper/in-westerns-you-were-permitted-to-kiss-your-horse-but-never-your-girl/) [Gary Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-cooper/) > [Until I came along all the leading men were handsome, but luckily they wrote a lot of stories about the fellow next door.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-cooper/until-i-came-along-all-the-leading-men-were-handsome-but-luckily-they/) [Gary Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-cooper/) > [The general consensus seems to be that I don't act at all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-cooper/the-general-consensus-seems-to-be-that-i-don-t-act-at-all/) [Gary Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-cooper/) > [Looked like she was a cold dish with a man until you got her pants down, then she'd explode.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-cooper/looked-like-she-was-a-cold-dish-with-a-man-until-you-got-her-pants/) [Gary Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-cooper/) > [They just neglected a large portion of the front row.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-cooper/they-just-neglected-a-large-portion-of-the-front-row/) [Gary Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-cooper/) > [There ain't never a horse that never been rode; there ain't never a rider that can't be thrown.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-cooper/there-ain-t-never-a-horse-that-never-been-rode-there-ain-t-never-a/) [Gary Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-cooper/) > [People ask me how come you've been around so long. Well, it's through playing the part of Mr Average Joe American.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-cooper/people-ask-me-how-come-you-ve-been-around-so-long-well-it-s-through/) [Gary Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-cooper/) > [I'm just glad it'll be Clark Gable who's falling on his face and not Gary Cooper.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-cooper/i-m-just-glad-it-ll-be-clark-gable-who-s-falling-on-his-face-and-not/) [Gary Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-cooper/) > [Please make sure everyone knows how much their messages mean to me. They have added greatly to my peace of mind. I only wish…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-cooper/please-make-sure-everyone-knows-how-much-their-messages-mean-to-me/) [Gary Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-cooper/) > [I looked it at like this way. To get folks to like you, as a screen player I mean, I figured you had to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-cooper/i-looked-it-at-like-this-way-to-get-folks-to-like-you-as-a-screen/) [Gary Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-cooper/) > [No mistake. I shall regret the absence of your keen mind. Unfortunately it is inseparable from an extremely disturbing body.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-cooper/no-mistake-i-shall-regret-the-absence-of-your-keen-mind-unfortunately/) [Gary Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-cooper/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/leading-men/gary-cooper/#itemlist", "name": "1 Leading Men Quotes By Gary Cooper", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Until I came along all the leading men were handsome, but luckily they wrote a lot of stories about the fellow next door.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Gary Cooper" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-cooper/until-i-came-along-all-the-leading-men-were-handsome-but-luckily-they/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fe/gary-cooper-29778_doors_until-i-came-along-all-the-leading-men-w_957362.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fe/gary-cooper-29778_doors_until-i-came-along-all-the-leading-men-w_957362.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fe/gary-cooper-29778_doors_until-i-came-along-all-the-leading-men-w_957362.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Until I came along all the leading men were handsome, but luckily they wrote a lot of stories about the…” — Gary Cooper", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/leading-men/gary-cooper/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/leading-men/gary-cooper/", "name": "Leading Men Quotes by Gary Cooper", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/leading-men/gary-cooper/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fe/gary-cooper-29778_doors_until-i-came-along-all-the-leading-men-w_957362.jpg" }, "description": "1 Leading Men quotes by Gary Cooper. 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