Arness J Quotes & Sayings

I had the privilege of working with so many great actors over the years. — James Arness

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

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

I was from a little rinky-dink town - to be a model ... it looked like a lot of fun. I'd look at the girls, and they always looked happy. — Andie MacDowell

You may not have a special life, but you make life special — Zendaya

I had a wonderful life and was blessed with so many loving people and great friends. — James Arness

We had a great childhood and boyhood. It was a wonderful time through those years. A lot of it was through the Depression years, when things were tough, but my dad always had a job. But I had a great time. I was kind of restless, and I had a hard time staying in school all day, so me and a few pals would duck out and go out on these various adventures. — James Arness

I love you present tense. It's okay, Gus. It's okay. It is. It's okay, you hear me? Okay, okay. — John Green

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

and isn't it the curse of the drifter, the desolation of heart we feel each evening at sundown, with the slow loop of the river out there just for a half a minute, catching the last light, pregnant with the city in all its density and wonder, the possibilities never to be counted, much less lived into, by the likes of us, don't you see, for we're only passing through, we're already ghosts. — Thomas Pynchon

For a relative newcomer, it's obviously a dream to work with such a talented actress as Anna Paquin, who won an Oscar at 10, or something ridiculous like that. That's a dream. — Giles Matthey

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

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

I have always been very fond of them (drama critics) ... I think it is so frightfully clever of them to go night after night to the theatre and know so little about it. — Noel Coward

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

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

Your basic physical makeup does influence the parts you're offered. If you're big, they cast you either dumb or tough, although there are exceptions. Clint Eastwood and James Arness carved out niches for themselves in Westerns. I just hope I won't be faced with doing 'Li'l Abner' in dinner theater for the rest of my career. — Bill Fagerbakke

An intellectual carrot - the mind boggles. — James Arness

I take you to be my best friend, my lover, my husband, and the father of our children. I will cherish our union and love you more each day than I did the day before. I will trust you and respect
you, laugh with you and cry with you, loving you faithfully through good times and bad, regardless of the obstacles we may face together. I give you my hand, my heart, and my love from this day forward, for as long as we both shall live. You will always be every song I sing. — Georgia Cates

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