Not only does God play dice with the universe, He's using loaded dice. John Ford More Quotes by John Ford More Quotes From John Ford 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. John Ford eye photography art You can speak well if your tongue can deliver the message of your heart. John Ford honesty motivational inspirational 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. John Ford taken fishing war 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. John Ford film simple directors When in doubt, make a western. John Ford when-in-doubt western doubt I am... a mushroom; On whom the dew of heaven drops now and then. John Ford dew mushrooms heaven Who better than an Irishman can understand the Indians, while still being stirred by tales of the US cavalry? John Ford tales hollywood film To be quite blunt, I make pictures for money, to pay the rent.There are some great artists in the business. I am not one of them. John Ford blunt artist pay Love is the tyrant of the heart; it darkens John Ford heart running life Let them fear bondage who are slaves to fear; the sweetest freedom is an honest heart. John Ford slave honest heart Tell us, pray, what devil This melancholy is, which can transform Men into monsters. John Ford evil monsters men A bachelor May thrive by observation on a little, A single life's no burthen: but to draw In yokes is chargeable, and will require A double maintenance. John Ford single-life maintenance yoke The main thing about directing is: photograph the people's eyes. John Ford eye photograph people I love making pictures but I don't like talking about them. John Ford love-making talking Physicians are the cobblers, rather the botchers, of men's bodies; as the one patches our tattered clothes, so the other solders our diseased flesh. John Ford physicians clothes men What is done, is done: Spend not the time in tears, but seek for justice. John Ford tears done justice Melancholy Is not, as you conceive, indisposition Of body, but the mind's disease. John Ford disease body mind Busy opinion is an idle fool. John Ford fool opinion busy Revenge proves itself to be its own executioner. John Ford executioners prove-it revenge The joys of marriage are the heaven on earth, Life's paradise, great princess, the soul's quiet, Sinews of concord, earthly immortality, Eternity of pleasures. John Ford earth-life princess joy
