--- title: "4 Ron Shelton Quotes - Famous Film director (Bull Durham)" description: "Ronald Wayne Shelton is an American film director and screenwriter and former minor league baseball infielder. Shelton is known for the many films he ha..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b078/author-ron-shelton-70477.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Ron Shelton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b078/author-ron-shelton-70477.jpg) # Ron Shelton (1945) Film Director United States **4** quotes in **50** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Ron Shelton is a film director from the United States, best known for *Bull Durham*. ## Quick Facts About Ron Shelton Born September 15, 1945 Nationality United States Profession Film Director Notable works Bull Durham Spouse Lolita Davidovich ## About Ron Shelton Ronald Wayne Shelton is an American film director and screenwriter and former minor league baseball infielder. Shelton is known for the many films he has made about sports. His 1988 film Bull Durham, based in part on his own baseball experiences, earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. ## Awards & Honors Writers Guild of America Award ## Quotes by Ron Shelton > [“Well, I believe in the soul, the cock, the pussy, the small of a woman's back, the hangin' curveball, high fiber, good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-shelton/well-i-believe-in-the-soul-the-cock-the-pussy-the-small-of-a-woman-s/) Ron Shelton [Christmas eve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christmas-eve/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cff/ron-shelton-70477_christmas-eve_well-i-believe-in-the-soul-the-cock-the_135552.jpg) > [“Well, I believe in the soul, the cock, the pussy, the small of a woman's back, the hanging curve ball, high fiber,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-shelton/well-i-believe-in-the-soul-the-cock-the-pussy-the-small-of-a-woman-s-2/) Ron Shelton [Baseball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baseball/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/159/ron-shelton-70477_baseball_well-i-believe-in-the-soul-the-cock-the_580923.jpg) > [I believe in the Church of Baseball. I've tried all the major religions and most of the minor ones. I've worshipped Buddha,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-shelton/i-believe-in-the-church-of-baseball-i-ve-tried-all-the-major/) Ron Shelton [Baseball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baseball/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/847/ron-shelton-70477_baseball_i-believe-in-the-church-of-baseball-i-ve_1525735.png) > [Larry Colton’s Ordinary Joes are just like us, yet they endure what we could never imagine, and are ennobled in ways they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-shelton/larry-colton-s-ordinary-joes-are-just-like-us-yet-they-endure-what-we/) Ron Shelton [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c80/ron-shelton-70477_claims_larry-colton-s-ordinary-joes-are-just-li_2297634.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-shelton/#itemlist", "name": "Ron Shelton Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Well, I believe in the soul, the cock, the pussy, the small of a woman's back, the hangin' curveball, high fiber, good scotch, that the novels of Susan Sontag are self-indulgent over-rated crap. 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