 and how it took him a few years before he really learned to become comfortable as a performer. Audio, courtesy of Phil Grice, atvaudio.com. We have said this before on the program, James Garner was always his own man. He was never afraid to stand up for himself when he believed he was wronged, as we know from his lawsuits against Warner Brothers and Universal, and as many have noted, including Jack Linklater, Jim was always something of a non-conformist, which made him the perfect choice.