"You can speak well if your tongue can deliver the message of your heart."
"When in doubt, make a western."
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John Ford
Film Director
John Ford was a pioneering American filmmaker known for his impactful Westerns and deep character studies, notably in 'The Searchers.'
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"Anybody can direct a picture once they know the fundamentals. Directing is not a mystery, it's not an art. The main thing about directing is: photograph the people's eyes."
"I am... a mushroom; On whom the dew of heaven drops now and then."
"I didn't show up at the ceremony to collect any of my first three Oscars. Once I went fishing, another time there was a war on, and on another occasion, I remember, I was suddenly taken drunk."
"I like, as a director and a spectator, simple, direct, frank films. Nothing disgusts me more than snobbism, mannerism, technical gratuity... and, most of all, intellectualism."
"Who better than an Irishman can understand the Indians, while still being stirred by tales of the US cavalry?"