--- title: "1 Play Shakespeare Quotes By Glenn Ford" description: "1 Play Shakespeare quotes by Glenn Ford. Plus more from Glenn Ford and more Play Shakespeare sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4f/glenn-ford-24876_actor_an-actor-should-be-ready-to-play-any-rol_582895.jpg" --- > [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-ford/an-actor-should-be-ready-to-play-any-role-within-reason-for-example-i/) [Glenn Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-ford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4f/glenn-ford-24876_actor_an-actor-should-be-ready-to-play-any-rol_582895.jpg) ## More by 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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-ford/i-don-t-know-how-it-is-now-but-the-assistant-stage-manager-had-to/) [Glenn Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-ford/it-really-doesn-t-matter-whether-it-s-the-villain-or-the-hero/) [Glenn Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-ford/i-think-the-director-is-becoming-more-important-to-work-under-rushed/) [Glenn Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-ford/i-can-t-frankly-see-much-difference-in-the-film-industry-at-all-the/) [Glenn Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-ford/) > [It feels good. It feels real good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-ford/it-feels-good-it-feels-real-good/) [Glenn Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-ford/an-actor-should-be-ready-to-play-any-role-within-reason-for-example-i/) [Glenn Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-ford/) > [An actor would be foolish to do something that might hold up the picture, or more importantly incapacitate him. If an actor does do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-ford/an-actor-would-be-foolish-to-do-something-that-might-hold-up-the/) [Glenn Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-ford/i-suddenly-realized-that-the-fellow-who-didn-t-show-up-was-getting/) [Glenn Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-ford/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-ford/when-i-m-on-camera-i-have-to-do-things-pretty-much-the-way-i-do/) [Glenn Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-ford/) > [If they try to rush me, I always say, I've only got one other speed and it's slower.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-ford/if-they-try-to-rush-me-i-always-say-i-ve-only-got-one-other-speed-and/) [Glenn Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-ford/) > [We have allowed corporations to decide the fate of the cities. We hardly speak of democratic development.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-ford/we-have-allowed-corporations-to-decide-the-fate-of-the-cities-we/) [Glenn Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-ford/) > [Nothing ever changes as far as Westerns are concerned. They are the same today as they were years ago.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-ford/nothing-ever-changes-as-far-as-westerns-are-concerned-they-are-the/) [Glenn Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-ford/) > [One thing led to another and I didn't have to take tickets any more because I now worked for Mr. Rogers. He said if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-ford/one-thing-led-to-another-and-i-didn-t-have-to-take-tickets-any-more/) [Glenn Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-ford/) > [You have to do what you fear, otherwise fear is in charge.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-ford/you-have-to-do-what-you-fear-otherwise-fear-is-in-charge/) [Glenn Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-ford/) > [I've never played anyone but myself on screen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-ford/i-ve-never-played-anyone-but-myself-on-screen/) [Glenn Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-ford/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/play-shakespeare/glenn-ford/#itemlist", "name": "1 Play Shakespeare Quotes By Glenn Ford", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "An actor should be ready to play any role within reason. 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