John Gavin Quotes

I'm not going back to acting, and I'm not going to seek elective office.

- John Gavin

We do have every interest in maintaining the friendliest possible relations with Mexicans from all legitimate political walks of life.

- John Gavin

When I walked through the gate, Universal quit building actors. All of a sudden, I was doing leading roles. I knew I was a tyro, but they told me to shut up and act.

- John Gavin

Some of those early roles were unactable. Even Laurence Olivier couldn't have done anything with them. The dialog ran to cardboard passages such as, 'I love you. You can rely on me, darling. I'll wait.' It was all I could do to keep from adding, 'With egg on my face.'

- John Gavin

I may have had some banal roles, but they were never embarrassing.

- John Gavin

Mexicans are deeply pessimistic that Simpson-Mazzoli can be enforced.

- John Gavin

Sure, I travel. I went to Washington to negotiate a $1 billion prepayment to Mexico on its oil revenues to help it out of its financial crisis.

- John Gavin

We have affirmed the principle that a mature relationship between nations - as between individuals - can only flourish in an atmosphere of mutual respect.

- John Gavin

There was no studio system to let me work my way up through small roles. When I got up on my hind legs, no one would believe it.

- John Gavin