James Stewart

Nascido(a) em
20 de maio de 1908 · Indiana, Pensilvânia, EUA
Falecido(a) em
2 de julho de 1997 · Los Angeles, Califórnia, EUA (parada cardíaca e embolia pulmonar após problemas respiratórios)
Nome de nascimento
James Maitland Stewart
Apelido
- Jimmy
Altura
1,91 m

Soft-spoken, extremely polite and shy manner, with a very recognizable drawl in his voice.
Often played honest, average middle class individuals who are unwittingly drawn into some kind of crisis.
Roles in westerns.
After 1950, he often played tough, cynical and frequently ruthless characters.
Often worked with directors Frank Capra, Anthony Mann, John Ford and Alfred Hitchcock.

Upon accepting his Honorary Oscar in 1985, he stated, "This was the greatest award I received, to know that, after all these years, I haven't been forgotten." The audience gave him a ten-minute standing ovation, making the show run long. Steven Spielberg, who was in attendance, said that he was humbled to even be in the same room as Stewart, because he respected him so much.
Of all his films, he has said that A Felicidade Não se Compra (1946) was his favorite.
Burt Reynolds was a neighbor a life-long devoted fan. In an interview for the TC Palm in 2010, Reynolds said how much he admired Stewart and that he was always gracious and kind towards him and others. "So modest, so wonderful", Reynolds said. "He was more than an actor. He was every man you wish you could be".
When he left to serve in World War II, his father gave him a letter that he kept in his pocket every day until the war ended.
While always gracious with his fans, he was always very protective of his privacy. A notable example of this occurred when a nervy family of tourists set up a picnic on his front lawn. Stewart came out of his house and, without uttering a word, turned on the sprinklers.

Sometimes I wonder if I'm doing a Jimmy Stewart imitation myself.
[in 1983] I'd like people to remember me as someone who was good at his job and seemed to mean what he said.
There ought to be a law against any man who doesn't want to marry Myrna Loy.
[on John Wayne] I can't imagine there's anyone in the country who doesn't know who he is. Kids will be talking about him long after the rest of us are gone. John will make the history books, as Will Rogers did, because he as lived his life to reflect the ideals of his country.
It's much easier, for example, to play a heroin addict and you're withdrawing - you tear the ceiling off - that's much easier than it is to come in and say, "Hello" or "I love you". When you judge it in that way, the heavy isn't as difficult.