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The only reason I'm an actor is that a lady pulled out of a parking space in front of a producer's office.

The characters I've played, especially Bret Maverick and Jim Rockford, almost never use a gun, and they always try to use their wits instead of their fists.

James Garner

I saw my wife at a pool, flipped over her, and 14 days later we were married.

James Garner

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

I'm an actor; I hire out.

James Garner

In my opinion, Arnold Schwarzenegger wasn't qualified to be governor of California.

James Garner

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

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

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 succeed. Then after I got a little under my belt, it took me about 25 years to feel like I knew what I was doing.

James Garner

It wasn't until I'd turned 50 and had been in the business 25 years that I realized I might actually have a career as an actor.

James Garner

I think my attitude has always been to put food on the table.

James Garner

You can never have too many friends.

James Garner

Too many actors have run for office. There's one difference between me and them: I know I'm not qualified.

James Garner

Everybody wants blockbusters. I like to see a few pictures now and then that have to do with people and have relationships, and that's what I want to do films about. I don't want to see these sci-fi movies, and I don't want to do one of those. I don't understand it.

James Garner

I've done a lot of casual work, and acting is a lot easier than laying carpets.

James Garner

Ronald Reagan wasn't qualified to be governor, let alone president.

James Garner

I was a Depression kid, growing up in Oklahoma.

James Garner

An hour series is a killer. It's hard on you physically.

James Garner

I'm a Methodist, but not as an actor.

James Garner

Yeah, I don't have a whole lot of problems.

James Garner

Even my stuntman is old.

James Garner

There's a lot of room for error with a wound in the rear. It's a wide target.

James Garner

I never finished the ninth grade.

James Garner