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Glenn Ford

(1916–2006) Film Actor United States

23 quotes in 178 categories

Glenn Ford was a film actor from the United States, best known for Fundamentals of Tabletop Miniatures Game Design.

Quick Facts About Glenn Ford

Born: May 1, 1916
Died: August 30, 2006
Nationality: United States
Profession: Film Actor
Notable works: Fundamentals of Tabletop Miniatures Game Design
Spouse: Jeanne Baus

About Glenn Ford

Gwyllyn Samuel Newton Ford, known as Glenn Ford, was a Canadian-born American actor. He was most prominent during Hollywood's Golden Age as one of the biggest box-office draws of the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, and had a career that lasted more than 50 years.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Legion of Honour Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Donostia Award star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Quotes 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…

Actor

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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…

Colorful

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I think the director is becoming more important. To work under rushed conditions, you need to have an extremely professional director. If…

Be good

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I can't frankly see much difference in the film industry at all. The only difference might be that they don't take as…

Cinema

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It feels good. It feels real good.

All kinds

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An actor should be ready to play any role within reason. For example, I think the most ridiculous thing for me to…

Actors

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An actor would be foolish to do something that might hold up the picture, or more importantly incapacitate him. If an actor…

Actors

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I suddenly realized that the fellow who didn't show up was getting about fifty-times more money than I was getting. So I…

Actors

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When I'm on camera, I have to do things pretty much the way I do things in everyday life. It gives the…

Audience

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

Speed

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

Cities

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

Concerned

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One thing led to another and I didn't have to take tickets any more because I now worked for Mr. Rogers. He…

Another

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

Fear

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I've never played anyone but myself on screen.

Funny

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Some actors count their lines as soon as they receive a script. I'm the opposite. I try to see how many lines…

Actors

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Never give up. Take what life throws at you and throw it right back. If life keeps throwing then you have a…

Giving

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He was very commanding, and you had to know what you were doing to work for Mr. Rogers. I learned how to…

Commanding

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I dont know how it is now but the assistant stage manager had to understudy several parts. You had to be ready…

Actors

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

All kinds

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

Best friend

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I was making a film called The White Tower at the foot of Mont Blanc - the one thing I learned from…

Difficult

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Once physical beauty is gone there must be something more to take its place . . . 'To thine ownself be true'…

Beauty

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