James Stewart
James Stewart
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. He starred in many films that are considered to be classics, and is known for portraying American middle-class men struggling in crisis...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth20 May 1908
CityIndiana, PA
CountryUnited States of America
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The first few laps I was in my own world and was thinking, 'I just wanted to finish. I made a few mistakes, but I think it was just more the track than me making mistakes.
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The euro can be a serious problem for the U.S. but there is little the European Central Bank can do; it's already raised rates aggressively, ... The euro could gently descend to 80 cents.
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The implication of that for the euro zone as a whole is that there will be increased pressure on the European Central Bank to cut rates after it returns from its August summer break.
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A half (percentage) point cut will offer some comfort to the European markets, ... A quarter is not helpful.
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All the senators were there, and Frank Capra was in a box with his wife with the vice president and his wife, and several other senators. They, as the picture started going, became very quiet. After the picture had been going for three quarters of an hour, the film broke. Frank didn't know where the projection room was exactly, and he found himself outside the building, crawling up a ladder.
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And for close-range projectors and domestic use, brightness is not so much of a problem.
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The markets have factored in weaker results in the first half of the year,
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The markets are expected to be subdued ahead of a raft of data from the U.K. and U.S.,
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And in my opinion we had a true coalition of forces.
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My dogs have never been good at things like "sit," "stay," or even "come." I think that we've given the tourists a few laughs, especially when the dogs hit the end of their leashes hard enough to drag Gloria down the street.
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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.
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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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I always told Hitch that it would have been better to put seats around the set and sell tickets.
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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.