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James Stewart [1908-1997] American
Rank: 102
Actor


James Maitland Stewart, also known as Jimmy Stewart, was an American actor and military officer, known for his distinctive drawl and down-to-earth persona. 

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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.
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Never treat your audience as customers, always as partners.
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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.
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It's well done if you can do a part and not have the acting show.
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I always watch Dean Martin's show... just to see if he falls down.
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I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, and I'm happy, Doctor, I finally won out over it.
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One time they traded me for seven horses. Seven stunt horses. Time
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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. Amazing, Best
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When it came to kissing, Harlow was the best.
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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.
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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.
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I always told Hitch that it would have been better to put seats around the set and sell tickets.
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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. Movies
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If I had my career over again? Maybe I'd say to myself, speed it up a little.
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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. Architecture, Graduation
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I lasted one night. They said my playing spoiled people's appetites.
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I always stayed for the first curtain call and people always said, 'Who's that?' But this got me started in acting.
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