--- title: "3 Ford Quotes By Henry Fonda" description: "3 Ford quotes by Henry Fonda. Plus more from Henry Fonda and more Ford sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/915/henry-fonda-40315_film_ford-didn-t-know-what-to-do-with-mister_1062138.jpg" --- > [Ford didn't know what to do with Mister Roberts that wasn't repeating what was successful in New York. He was trying to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-fonda/ford-didn-t-know-what-to-do-with-mister-roberts-that-wasn-t-repeating/) [Henry Fonda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-fonda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/915/henry-fonda-40315_film_ford-didn-t-know-what-to-do-with-mister_1062138.jpg) > [It has to do with the fact that Ford, for all his greatness, is an Irish egomaniac, as anyone who knows him…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-fonda/it-has-to-do-with-the-fact-that-ford-for-all-his-greatness-is-an/) [Henry Fonda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-fonda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/610/henry-fonda-40315_anyone_it-has-to-do-with-the-fact-that-ford-for_1883272.jpg) > [I don't know what was in his mind, but I do know Ford was stricken by what he had done, by hitting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-fonda/i-don-t-know-what-was-in-his-mind-but-i-do-know-ford-was-stricken-by/) [Henry Fonda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-fonda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66b/henry-fonda-40315_done_i-don-t-know-what-was-in-his-mind-but-i_2881859.jpg) ## Other authors on Ford ## More by Henry Fonda > [I'd just as soon not get into a discussion about Jane and her politics. I'd just as soon stick to what we're here for,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-fonda/i-d-just-as-soon-not-get-into-a-discussion-about-jane-and-her/) [Henry Fonda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-fonda/) > [Ford didn't know what to do with Mister Roberts that wasn't repeating what was successful in New York. He was trying to do things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-fonda/ford-didn-t-know-what-to-do-with-mister-roberts-that-wasn-t-repeating/) [Henry Fonda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-fonda/) > [I've been close to Bette Davis for thirty-eight years - and I have the cigarette burns to prove it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-fonda/i-ve-been-close-to-bette-davis-for-thirty-eight-years-and-i-have-the/) [Henry Fonda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-fonda/) > [My whole damn family was nice. I don't think I've imagined it. It's true. Maybe it has to do with being brought up as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-fonda/my-whole-damn-family-was-nice-i-don-t-think-i-ve-imagined-it-it-s/) [Henry Fonda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-fonda/) > [For me, college wasn't a breeze. I had 8 o'clock classes, I worked from 3 to 11 at the Settlement House. On weekends, if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-fonda/for-me-college-wasn-t-a-breeze-i-had-8-o-clock-classes-i-worked-from/) [Henry Fonda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-fonda/) > [It has to do with the fact that Ford, for all his greatness, is an Irish egomaniac, as anyone who knows him will say.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-fonda/it-has-to-do-with-the-fact-that-ford-for-all-his-greatness-is-an/) [Henry Fonda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-fonda/) > [I must have had faith that day. When I went out, I was Henry Fonda again. An unemployed actor but a man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-fonda/i-must-have-had-faith-that-day-when-i-went-out-i-was-henry-fonda/) [Henry Fonda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-fonda/) > [I found myself facing a Christian Science Reading Room. My God! It had been eight years. There had never been any renunciation of religion…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-fonda/i-found-myself-facing-a-christian-science-reading-room-my-god-it-had/) [Henry Fonda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-fonda/) > [I don't know what was in his mind, but I do know Ford was stricken by what he had done, by hitting me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-fonda/i-don-t-know-what-was-in-his-mind-but-i-do-know-ford-was-stricken-by/) [Henry Fonda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-fonda/) > [My thinking was scrambled when Sullivan and I separated. Something happened to me that had never happend before. I couldn't cope. It was heartbreak…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-fonda/my-thinking-was-scrambled-when-sullivan-and-i-separated-something/) [Henry Fonda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-fonda/) > [No one could have nicer sisters. No sibling problems there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-fonda/no-one-could-have-nicer-sisters-no-sibling-problems-there/) [Henry Fonda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-fonda/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ford/henry-fonda/#itemlist", "name": "3 Ford Quotes By Henry Fonda", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Ford didn't know what to do with Mister Roberts that wasn't repeating what was successful in New York. 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