Glenn Ford
Glenn Ford
Gwyllyn Samuel Newton "Glenn" Fordwas a Canadian-born American actor from Hollywood's Golden Era with a career that lasted more than 50 years. Although he played many different roles, Ford was best known for playing ordinary men in unusual circumstances...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth1 May 1916
CityQuebec, Canada
CountryUnited States of America
hero matter sometimes
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 you don't know what he is until the end.
forget looking side
Don't forget when you're going up you're looking at the side of the mountain. When you're going down, you're looking at nothing.
opposites trying lines
Some actors count their lines as soon as they receive a script. I'm the opposite. I try to see how many lines I can whittle down. You can say just as much in 4 as you can in 14.
feel-good mind kind
It feels good; my mind is going in all kind of directions. It feels good.
real giving everyday
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 real to identify with.
differences one-day might
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 as they used to. For example, they'll do in one day what we used to take a week to do.
thinking important needs
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 good than the end result will be good.
screens
I've never played anyone but myself on screen.
years today nothing-ever-changes
Nothing ever changes as far as Westerns are concerned. They are the same today as they were years ago.
thinking play trying
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.
fate cities democracy
We have allowed corporations to decide the fate of the cities. We hardly speak of democratic development.
men needs actors
An actor would be foolish to do something that might hold up the picture, or more importantly incapacitate him. If an actor does do a stunt he needs to make sure a stunt man stands by to see that it's done correctly.
fashion strong fighting
Once physical beauty is gone there must be something more to take its place . . . 'To thine ownself be true' is a rule to live by in Hollywood, especially. There's a strong undercurrent of conformity in the movie colony that one must fight all the time. I think this especially true when it comes to fashion, beauty and grooming.
silly wind fifty
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 is silly,' and became an actor. I certainly never thought I'd wind up in motion pictures. That was far beyond anything I'd ever dreamed of.