Quotes from James Stewart

One time they traded me for seven horses. Seven stunt horses.

You know, people seldom go to the trouble of scratching the surface of things to find the inner truth.

When it came to kissing, Harlow was the best.

If I had my career over again? Maybe I'd say to myself, speed it up a little.

I lasted one night. They said my playing spoiled people's appetites.

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.

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.

I always stayed for the first curtain call and people always said, 'Who's that?' But this got me started in acting.

Never treat your audience as customers, always as partners.

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.

I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, and I'm happy, Doctor, I finally won out over it.

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.

Learn from the masters, learn from your contemporaries. Always try to update yourself.

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.