James Stewart Quotes

#1. We all look the same with our helmets on. - Author: James Stewart

#2. I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a little looking out for the other fella too. - Author: James Stewart

#3. Having friends around for a pleasant evening is one of life's most cherished joys as far as I am concerned. But when those with me are fellow believers, how much greater that joy is, for we know that it's rekindled, one day in eternity. - Author: James Stewart

#4. The true Christian reaction to suffering and sorrow is not the attitude of self-pity, fatalism or resentment; it is the spirit which takes life's difficulties as a God given opportunity, and regards its troubles as a sacred trust, and wears the thorns as a crown. - Author: James Stewart

#5. We had an apartment on west side of Central Park. The rent was very reasonable. We found out later that it belonged to a gangster called Legs Diamond and it was a front to his headquarters. It was fine. - Author: James Stewart

#6. My dogs have never been good at things like "sit," "stay," or even "come." I think that we've given the tourists a few laughs, especially when the dogs hit the end of their leashes hard enough to drag Gloria down the street. - Author: James Stewart

#7. I'd like to do Harvey again. I did it two years ago with Helen Hayes in New York. It was a joy. I was so glad to do it again because I never thought I did it right the first time. - Author: James Stewart

#8. After age 70, it's patch, patch, patch. - Author: James Stewart

#9. You must be oh-so smart, or oh-so pleasant. For years I was smart. I recommend pleasant ... and you may quote me. - Author: James Stewart

#10. You know, people seldom go to the trouble of scratching the surface of things to find the inner truth. - Author: James Stewart

#11. Frank called me one day and said, 'I have an idea for a movie, why don't you come over and I'll tell you?' So I went over and we sat down and he said, 'This picture starts in heaven'. That shook me. - Author: James Stewart

#12. The great thing about the movies ... is-you're giving people little ... tiny pieces of time ... that they never forget. - Author: James Stewart

#13. One time they traded me for seven horses. Seven stunt horses. - Author: James Stewart

#14. To the man who prays habitually (not only when he feels like it-that is one of the snares of religion-but also when he does not feel like it) Christ is sure to make Himself real. - Author: James Stewart

#15. I don't need other people. I don't need help. I can take care of me. - Author: James Stewart

#16. I always stayed for the first curtain call and people always said, 'Who's that?' But this got me started in acting. - Author: James Stewart

#17. I was going to be an architect. I graduated with a degree in architecture and I had a scholarship to go back to Princeton and get my Masters in architecture. I'd done theatricals in college, but I'd done them because it was fun. - Author: James Stewart

#18. If a western is a good western, it gives you a sense of that world and some of the qualities those men had; their comradeship, loyalty, and physical courage. - Author: James Stewart

#19. I sort of got into Westerns ... It was a sort of desperation move, really. I had several pictures that didn't go very well, and I just realised that I would have to try something else. - Author: James Stewart

#20. I lasted one night. They said my playing spoiled people's appetites. - Author: James Stewart

#21. If I had my career over again? Maybe I'd say to myself, speed it up a little. - Author: James Stewart

#22. When it came to kissing, Harlow was the best. - Author: James Stewart

#23. I think one day youll find that youre the hero youve been looking for. - Author: James Stewart

#24. You have to develop a style that suits you and pursue it, not just develop a bag of tricks. Always be yourself. - Author: James Stewart

#25. It's much easier, for example, to play a heroin addict and you're withdrawing - you tear the ceiling off - that's much easier than it is to come in and say, 'Hello.' Or, 'I love you'. When you judge it in that way, the heavy isn't as difficult. - Author: James Stewart

#26. Mr. Hitchcock did not say actors are cattle. He said they should be treated like cattle. - Author: James Stewart

#27. The problem of evil is raised more often by spectators of life than the actual combatants. You will hardly ever find that the great sufferers are the great skeptics. - Author: James Stewart

#28. Animals give me more pleasure through the viewfinder of a camera than they ever did in the crosshairs of a gunsight. - Author: James Stewart

#29. Champagne's funny stuff. I'm used to whiskey. Whiskey is a slap on the back, and champagne's a heavy mist before my eyes. - Author: James Stewart

#30. Behind Calvary's cross is the throne of heaven. - Author: James Stewart

#31. I have my own rules and adhere to them. The rule is simple but inflexible. A James Stewart picture must have two vital ingredients. It will be clean and it will involve the triumph of the underdog over the bully. - Author: James Stewart

#32. Well, I think one of the main things that you have to think about when acting in the movies is to try not to make the acting show. - Author: James Stewart

#33. Learn from the masters, learn from your contemporaries. Always try to update yourself. - Author: James Stewart

#34. I always watch Dean Martin's show ... just to see if he falls down. - Author: James Stewart

#35. It was amazing that a play that seems dated in this world ... A man whose best friend is a six-foot white rabbit ... But it caught on, especially with young people - they surprised me most of all. - Author: James Stewart