Prot-a-gonist | You have to do what you fear | Glenn Ford, 1916-2006

Glenn Ford, 1942

“You have to do what you fear, otherwise fear is in charge.”

“If they try to rush me, I always say, I’ve only got one other speed and it’s slower.”

“Never give up. Take what life throws at you and throw it right back. If life keeps throwing then you have a tennis match going. Learn to like tennis.”

“I’ve never played anyone but myself on screen.”

“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.”

“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.”

“I was making a film called The White Tower at the foot of Mont Blanc – the one thing I learned from that experience was that it’s more difficult to go down a mountain than to go up. A lot of people don’t realize that.”

Glenn Ford, 1916-2006