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Glenn Ford quotes

Ocupation: Actor

Life: May 1, 1916 - August 30, 2006

Birthday: May 1

Death: August 30

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If they try to rush me, I always say, I've only got one other speed and it's slower.

Topics: Trying, Speed

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It really doesn't matter whether it's the villain or the hero. Sometimes the villain is the most colorful. But I prefer a part where you don't know what he is until the end.

Topics: Hero, Matter, Sometimes, Colorful

I was making a film called The White Tower at the foot of Mont Blanc - the one thing I learned from that experience was that it's more difficult to go down a mountain than to go up. A lot of people don't realize that.

Topics: White, Feet, People

I suddenly realized that the fellow who didn't show up was getting about fifty-times more money than I was getting. So I thought, 'this is silly,' and became an actor. I certainly never thought I'd wind up in motion pictures. That was far beyond anything I'd ever dreamed of.

Topics: Silly, Wind, Actors

I think the director is becoming more important. To work under rushed conditions, you need to have an extremely professional director. If the director's good than the end result will be good.

Topics: Thinking, Important, Directors, End Results

I can't frankly see much difference in the film industry at all. The only difference might be that they don't take as much time as they used to. For example, they'll do in one day what we used to take a week to do.

Topics: Differences, One Day, Example

When I'm on camera, I have to do things pretty much the way I do things in everyday life. It gives the audience someone real to identify with.

source: - "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

Topics: Real, Giving, Everyday

Some actors count their lines as soon as they receive a script. I'm the opposite. I try to see how many lines I can whittle down. You can say just as much in 4 as you can in 14.

source: - "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

Topics: Opposites, Trying, Actors

An actor would be foolish to do something that might hold up the picture, or more importantly incapacitate him. If an actor does do a stunt he needs to make sure a stunt man stands by to see that it's done correctly.

Topics: Men, Doe, Would Be

William Holden and I weren't just good friends. He was my very best friend. I feel his loss very much still.

Topics: Friendship, Good Friend, Loss, His Loss, Holden

It feels good; my mind is going in all kind of directions. It feels good.

Topics: Feel Good, Mind, Kind

I've never played anyone but myself on screen.

source: - "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

Nothing ever changes as far as Westerns are concerned. They are the same today as they were years ago.

Topics: Years, Today, Nothing Ever Changes

I dont know how it is now but the assistant stage manager had to understudy several parts. You had to be ready to go on at any time if the actor couldnt make it to the play. I didnt think anything of it.

Topics: Thinking, Play, Actors, Stage Managers, Understudies

Never give up. Take what life throws at you and throw it right back. If life keeps throwing then you have a tennis match going. Learn to like tennis.

source: - "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com. 2002.

Topics: Giving Up, Tennis, Throwing

We have allowed corporations to decide the fate of the cities. We hardly speak of democratic development.

Topics: Fate, Cities, Democracy

An actor should be ready to play any role within reason. For example, I think the most ridiculous thing for me to do would be to try and play Shakespeare.

Topics: Thinking, Play, Trying, Ridiculous Things

You have to do what you fear, otherwise fear is in charge.

Once physical beauty is gone there must be something more to take its place . . . 'To thine ownself be true' is a rule to live by in Hollywood, especially. There's a strong undercurrent of conformity in the movie colony that one must fight all the time. I think this especially true when it comes to fashion, beauty and grooming.

Topics: Fashion, Strong, Fighting, Physical Beauty, Rules To Live By

It feels good. It feels real good.

source: - "Freed death row inmate: 'I want to go get something to eat'". www.wafb.com. 2014.

Topics: Feel Good, Mind, Kind

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