I haven't purposefully set out to play heroes. I'm interested in playing the character who finds himself in extraordinary circumstances. But he's really either just saving himself or acting in the service of something that's important to him. Harrison Ford More Quotes by Harrison Ford More Quotes From Harrison Ford 'May the Force be with you' is charming but it's not important. What's important is that you become the Force - for yourself and perhaps for other people. Harrison Ford importantsuccesspeople Work hard and figure out how to be useful and don't try to imitate anybody else's success. Figure out how to do it for yourself with yourself. Harrison Ford figureshard-worktrying I realized early on that success was tied to not giving up. Most people in this business gave up and went on to other things. If you simply didn't give up, you would outlast the people who came in on the bus with you. Harrison Ford motivationalinspirationalsports We all have big changes in our lives that are more or less a second chance. Harrison Ford second-chancechangeinspirational You have to have a darkness...for the dawn to come. You have to have experienced difficulties and challenges to fully appreciate and be grateful for success. Harrison Ford gratitudeappreciategrateful Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid. Harrison Ford your-sidewarkids I realized early on that success was tied to not giving up. Harrison Ford tiedi-realizedgiving-up If you're going to define me properly, you must think in terms of my failures as well as my successes. Harrison Ford failuresuccessthinking I don't want to be a movie star. I want to be in movies that are stars. Harrison Ford movie-starstarswant I wanted to live the life, a different life. I didn't want to go to the same place every day and see the same people and do the same job. I wanted interesting challenges. Harrison Ford live-lifejobspeople You keep on going until you get it as close to being right as the time and patience of others will allow. Harrison Ford time-and-patience You have to have the darkness for the dawn to come. Harrison Ford dawnwisdomdarkness I get mad when people call me an action movie star. Indiana Jones is an adventure film, a comic book, a fantasy. Harrison Ford starsbooktravel To me, success is choice and opportunity. Harrison Ford choicessuccessopportunity I don't think I've mastered anything. I'm still wrestling with the same frustrations, the same issues, the same problems as I always did. That's what life is like. Harrison Ford frustrationwrestlingthinking Acting is not about competing. Acting is about cooperating. Acting is about collaboration. It's about your utility, your usefulness, your capacity to add to the work that has already been done and will be done. You're just part of a team. I never feel competitive about acting. Harrison Ford teamactingdone You may get real tired watching me, but I'm not going to quit. Harrison Ford tiredrealmay Behind every great man is a woman. Telling him he's not so hot. Harrison Ford behind-every-great-manhotmen I never feel sexy. I have a distant relationship with the mirror. Harrison Ford distant-relationshipsexymirrors If you're asking me to acknowledge that I've gotten older, I can do that. Harrison Ford acknowledgeaskingcan-do