John Ford Quotes

• Tell us, pray, what devil This melancholy is, which can transform Men into monsters.

  John Ford

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• Of one so young, so rich in nature’s store, Who could not say, ’tis pity she’s a whore?

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• Why, I hold fate Clasped in my fist, and could command the course Of time’s eternal motion, hadst thou been One thought more steady than an ebbing sea.

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• Busy opinion is an idle fool.

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• ’Tis my destiny That you must either love, or I must die.

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• Nice philosophy May tolerate unlikely arguments, But heaven admits no jest.

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• He hath shook hands with time.

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• The joys of marriage are the heaven on earth, Life’s paradise, great princess, the soul’s quiet, Sinews of concord, earthly immortality, Eternity of pleasures; no restoratives Like to a constant woman.

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• I am…a mushroom On whom the dew of heaven drops now and then.

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• Anybody can direct a picture once they know the fundamentals. Directing is not a mystery, it’s not an art. The main thing about directing is: photograph the people’s eyes.

  John Ford

• It is easier to get an actor to be a cowboy than to get a cowboy to be an actor.

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• They are the silent griefs which cut the heart-strings.

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• Revenge proves its own executioner.

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• How did I get to Hollywood? By train.

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• You can speak well if your tongue can deliver the message of your heart.

  John Ford

• Electronics is clearly the winner of the day.

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• I am… a mushroom; On whom the dew of heaven drops now and then.

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John Ford (17)

Birth:	1st February, 1894
Death:	31st August, 1973
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Film Director

About

John Ford was born in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA. He was an American film director. He directed several films include: Straight Shooting, Upstream, The Informer (Won- Academy Award for Best Director), Stagecoach, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The Grapes of Wrath (Won- Academy Award for Best Director), How Green Was My Valley (Won- Academy Award for Best Director), My Darling Clementine, 3 Godfathers, The Quiet Man (Won- Academy Award for Best Director), The Searchers, The Horse Soldiers, and 7 Women.

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