James Stewart

"It is wonderful to have the kind of success one has with a show like Rear Window, but then you become associated with that and it's hard to break away from it."

"Movies can and should make you think about things. After you see a movie, you should walk out and discuss it with people."

"The most important thing is the script. If the script is good, everything else will follow."

"I think what a lot of action movies lose these days, especially the ones that deal with fantasy, is you stop caring at some point because you've lost human scale."

"Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway."

"When you're in front of the camera, you have to think about what the character would do in that situation."

"I'm a very private person. I don't like talking about myself."

"The only reason to do a movie is to entertain people."

"You have to believe in yourself when no one else does."

"Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans."

"True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation."

"The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do."

"I hope I'm remembered for my work with Hitchcock. He was a master."

"Character is doing the right thing when nobody's watching."

"Every single day, you make choices about how you're going to live that day."

"The most important thing in the world is family and love."

"You can't fake sincerity. The camera knows."

"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."

"I'm grateful for every opportunity I've had to work in this business."

"Fear is what stops most people from doing what they really want to do."

"Success is not about how much money you make, it's about the difference you make in people's lives."

"Time is the most precious thing we have."

"A man is only as good as his word."

"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."

"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."

"Knowledge is power."

"It's not about how hard you hit, it's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward."

"Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul."

"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."