Tag Archives: John Garfield

I lived in a bad neighborhood. I knew so many things a boy shouldn't know. I did so many things a boy shouldn't do. John Garfield

I didn't learn anything about acting until I joined the Group Theatre. They taught me an entirely new approach, an entirely new technique. John Garfield

Must I tell the story of my life again? John Garfield

Reading is important. John Garfield

I wanted the attention I missed at home, so I became the leader of a gang. That way, I got attention and was recognized as being important. It wasn't a bad gang – you know, in poor districts in New York, there's a gang to every block. We never robbed at the point of a […]

I did a lot of jobs when I was a kid – paper boy, grocery boy, all those things. I guess maybe I got a point of view then. John Garfield

To my surprise, I discovered that I could act, and I liked it even better than boxing. John Garfield

When I think back, the neighbors were always sayin', 'Oh, that poor Julie, that poor orphan.' I loved it. The Italians would invite me in for dinner – it was an Italian neighborhood mostly. Oh, I loved it. John Garfield

I always wanted to be in the limelight, and I found I could get it by being on the stage. That was the beginning of everything for me. John Garfield

There was a revolution going on at home. Why didn't I earn some money? Why didn't I do something practical, like chicken farming? John Garfield