Arness Quotes

#1. I watch television all the time, mostly PBS and old movies like 'The Quiet Man,' my favorite Wayne movie. It's marvelous. I just loved the man and still do.

James Arness

#2. In 1998, the acting roles suddenly bottomed out. I was no longer getting scripts; even my agent stopped calling. When I finally got him on the phone to ask him what was going on, he paused, then said: 'Well, Christine, you're 45.' I got rid of him.

Christine Ebersole

#3. An intellectual carrot - the mind boggles.

James Arness

#4. I had a wonderful life and was blessed with so many loving people and great friends.

James Arness

#5. What made us different from other westerns was the fact that 'Gunsmoke' wasn't just action and a lot of shooting; they were character-study shows.

James Arness

#6. I had the pleasure of knowing Ronald Reagan before he became Governor of California. He was a truly great human being and we usually spent our time together reminiscing about mutual friends.

James Arness

#7. I was honored to have served in the Army for my country. I was at Anzio during WWII, and it makes you realize how very precious life is.

James Arness

#8. The kids don't really have any part of my television life. Fortunately, there aren't many times when show business intrudes on our family existence.

James Arness

#9. Our world is full of temporary promises and guile. It is necessarily so. We are not evil people, this is just how we survive. There are only a few steps that separate success from failure. Understand this and you will not suffer from disillusionment as often as I did.

Amy Tan

#10. I've got a little arthritis that I have to deal with. I was 6 feet 7 when I started, and I've shrunk up a little bit. I'm probably 6-5 or so now. But up here at 82, I feel pretty good. I'm sticking in there.

James Arness

#11. I was the tallest guy in the school, and I was very conscious of being larger than anybody - classmates and teachers.

James Arness

#12. I had the privilege of working with so many great actors over the years.

James Arness

#13. Chiropractic care is the only real, long-lasting relief that I have found for my neck pain due to an old injury.

James Arness

#14. Stoicism, understood properly, is a cure for a disease. The disease in question is the anxiety, grief, fear, and various other negative emotions that plague humans and prevent them from experiencing a joyful existence.

William B. Irvine

#15. I was a good kid, but I was just very chatty. Teachers were rarely entertained, but occasionally a child was, which was enough for me. Everything was so urgent. I needed to say it immediately.

Barbara Park

#16. Will you follow me, Darsal? Will you Silvie? Will you both follow me to hell and back because two fuzzy white bats told me you should?

Ted Dekker