James Garner quotes

James Garner is an American activist known for his significant contributions to civil rights and social justice causes. His advocacy has focused on issues such as racial equality, community empowerment, and policy reform. He continues to inspire and lead efforts for positive change in society. Here are 15 of his quotes:

Cause my wife gets up and goes shopping. (James Garner)
Garner: Before we get off the electoral process, they wanted me to run for Governor [of California] about 8 years ago--ahem--and I didn't want to do it. I wasn't gonna get in with that-- Tavis Smiley: Now you wish you had. Garner: No, no, no. Tavis Smiley: Hey, Arnold [Schwarzenegger] won. Garner: No. I think I could have won easy, but I don't think that they ought to have somebody like me or Schwarzenegger as Governor. It's no way to run a state. View quote
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I saw my wife at a pool, flipped over her, and 14 days later we were married. View quote
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Anyway, you learn a healthy respect for war, and I'm not happy with what's going on today. Uh, you know, our sterling President--um, I shouldn't get into this. Everybody's gonna kill me, but I'm not happy with him. I--I--if he had ever been in a war, he wouldn't have been so happy...so eager to send other people into war. View quote
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Ronald Reagan wasn't qualified to be governor, let alone president. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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I don't take success very well, because I know it's fleeting. And the next day, it can all fall apart. I know that, too. So I don't get too high, and I don't get too low. You get through the world a lot easier that way. View quote
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You can never have too many friends. View quote
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Too many actors have run for office. There's one difference between me and them: I know I'm not qualified. View quote
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Acting is just common sense. It isn't hard if you put yourself aside and just do what the writer wrote. (James Garner)
I'm a Methodist, but not as an actor. View quote
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I've had to work hard at that easy-going manner you see on screen. View quote
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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. View quote
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In my opinion, Arnold Schwarzenegger wasn't qualified to be governor of California. View quote
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