Glenn Ford Quotes

• 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.

  Glenn Ford

• 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.

  Glenn Ford

• He was very commanding, and you had to know what you were doing to work for Mr. Rogers. I learned how to ride very quickly with him as my riding teacher.

  Glenn Ford

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

  Glenn Ford

• 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.

  Glenn Ford

• 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.

  Glenn Ford

• I don’t 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 couldn’t make it to the play. I didn’t think anything of it.

  Glenn Ford

• 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.

  Glenn Ford

• 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.

  Glenn Ford

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

  Glenn Ford

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

  Glenn Ford

• 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.

  Glenn Ford

Glenn Ford (12)

Birth:	1st May, 1916
Death:	30th August, 2006
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Actor

About

Gwyllyn Samuel Newton "Glenn" Ford was born in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. He was a Canadian-born American actor. Although he played many different roles, he was best known for playing ordinary men in unusual circumstances. He graduated from Santa Monica High School. His role in several films include: Flight Lieutenant, Gilda, The Lady in Question, A Stolen Life, The Big Heat, Blackboard Jungle, Human Desire, Framed, Experiment in Terror, Jubal, The Fastest Gun Alive, The Secret of Convict Lake, 3:10 to Yuma, Cimarron, The Teahouse of the August Moon, The Gazebo, Cry for Happy, Superman, Happy Birthday to Me, Casablanca Express, Border Shootout, and Raw Nerve. His role in television include: Cade's County, The Family Holvak, and My Town.

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