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James Stewart
American
Actor
About the author
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.
James Stewart,
American
Actor
I always told Hitch that it would have been better to put seats around the set and sell tickets.
James Stewart,
American
Actor
One time they traded me for seven horses. Seven stunt horses.
James Stewart,
American
Actor
#Time
#Horses
If I had my career over again? Maybe I'd say to myself, speed it up a little.
James Stewart,
American
Actor
#Career
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.
James Stewart,
American
Actor
#Time
#Right
#Years
#Thought
#First
#Joy
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.
James Stewart,
American
Actor
#Fun
#Architecture
#College
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.
James Stewart,
American
Actor
#Desperation
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.
James Stewart,
American
Actor
#People
#World
#Play
#Man
#Friend
I always watch Dean Martin's show... just to see if he falls down.
James Stewart,
American
Actor
#Martin
When it came to kissing, Harlow was the best.
James Stewart,
American
Actor
#Kissing
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.
James Stewart,
American
Actor
#Acting
#Movies
I always stayed for the first curtain call and people always said, 'Who's that?' But this got me started in acting.
James Stewart,
American
Actor
#Acting
#People
#First
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.
James Stewart,
American
Actor
#Day
#Idea
#Heaven
I lasted one night. They said my playing spoiled people's appetites.
James Stewart,
American
Actor
#People
#Night