36 Harrison Ford Quotes About Love, Life, And Carpentry
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Harrison Ford is an actor and environmentalist from the United States of America.
He was born on 13 July 1942 in Chicago, USA. Over his successful career, Ford has worked in various films and has been an Academy Award nominee.
Prior to achieving mainstream success, Harrison Ford worked as a carpenter to supplement his income. Ford received fame for his role as Han Solo in 'Star Wars' (1977). After that, he worked in several other movies like 'Blade Runner', 'The Call Of The Wind', and 'Ender's Game'. He received worldwide fame.
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Best Harrison Ford Quotes
Given below is a list of the best Harrison Ford quotes. Harrison Ford has provided us with so many film quotes, such as Harrison Ford quotes about 'Star Wars The Force Awakens' and Harrison Ford quotes from 'Mosquito'. Movie quotes from Harrison Ford don't get much better than these.
1. “We all have big changes in our lives that are more or less a second chance.”
-Harrison Ford.
2. “The third time you say a thing it sounds like a lie.”
-Harrison Ford.
3. “The best movies are made from a point of view of an understanding of human nature.”
-Harrison Ford.
4. “I've never been bothered by proximity to special effects and I've never felt disadvantaged by them. They're all part of a movie, and when the movie's under control I don't feel upstaged by them.”
-Harrison Ford.
5. “There's no independent satisfaction without the success of the film itself. The feel that you have done the best you can to support the film.”
-Harrison Ford.
6. “Before, I was grateful for a job, almost any job. Now, I'm apprehensive but I know I have other options, and when I ask for the money, they pay it. It's that simple.”
-Harrison Ford.
7. “Starring in a science-fiction film doesn't mean you have to act science fiction.”
-Harrison Ford.
Inspirational Harrison Ford Quotes
Found below are some inspirational quotes said by Harrison Ford.
8. “I am not the first man who wanted to make changes in his life at 60 and I won’t be the last. It is just that others can do it with anonymity.”
-Harrison Ford.
9. “You keep on going until you get it as close to being right as the time and patience of others will allow.”
-Harrison Ford.
10. “You may get real tired watching me, but I'm not going to quit.”
-Harrison Ford.
11. “It doesn't matter to me whether I go back to outer space or not [while acting]. The job's the same and I don't have any sort of genre preferences. I'm looking for a good story and a good character, whether earthbound or not.”
-Harrison Ford.
12. “I have relationships with people I'm working with, based on our combined interest. It doesn't make the relationship any less sincere, but it does give it a focus that may not last beyond the experience.”
-Harrison Ford.
13. “My goal was just to work regularly. I didn't ever expect to be rich or famous. I wanted to be a working character actor.”
-Harrison Ford.
Funny Harrison Ford Quotes
Some funny Harrison Ford quotes are given below. Find your favorite Harrison Ford quotes from the ones given below.
14. “Am I grumpy? I might be. But I think maybe sometimes it's misinterpreted.”
-Harrison Ford.
15. “I'm like old shoes. I've never been hip. I think the reason I'm still here is that I was never enough in fashion that I had to be replaced by something new.”
-Harrison Ford.
16. “I don't mind doing interviews. I don't mind answering thoughtful questions. But I'm not thrilled about answering questions like, 'If you were being mugged, and you had a lightsaber in one pocket and a whip in the other, which would you use?'”
-Harrison Ford.
17. “I don't do stunts - I do running, jumping and falling down. After 25 years, I know exactly what I'm doing.
-Harrison Ford.
Popular Harrison Ford Quotes
Some popular Harrison Ford quotes are listed below.
18. “Nature doesn't need people - people need nature; nature would survive the extinction of the human being and go on just fine, but human culture, human beings, cannot survive without nature.”
-Harrison Ford.
19. “I get mad when people call me an action movie star. Indiana Jones is an adventure film, a comic book, a fantasy.”
-Harrison Ford.
20. “I'd love to do another 'Indiana Jones.' A character that has a history and a potential, kind of a rollicking good movie ride for the audience, Steven Spielberg as a director - what's not to like?”
-Harrison Ford.
21. “You know you are getting old when all the names in your black book have 'MD' [Mother Dearest] after them.”
-Harrison Ford.
22. “I think parenting is a huge responsibility. It was in my time when I was growing up and there still continues to be that responsibility.”
-Harrison Ford.
23. “My character is meant to know nothing about rap, and not to like it very much, but I know about it, because my kids make me listen to it. There's some rap I do like very much.”
-Harrison Ford.
24. “I need a challenge. I need the intellectual stimulation. I'm a member of a community on each film, working in concert to try to bring an idea to life. It's a great job.”
-Harrison Ford.
Harrison Ford Quotes From Films
A list of some famous Harrison Ford quotes from his movies, from 'Star Wars' to 'Indiana Jones', is given below. Which film is your favorite Harrison Ford film?
25. “Things work out the way they're supposed to.”
-Harrison Ford, ‘Hanover Street’.
26. “Escape now, hug later.”
-Harrison Ford (Han Solo), ‘Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens’.
27. “I love you enough to let you go, which is more than I've ever felt about anyone in my life.”
-Harrison Ford, ‘Hanover Street’.
28. “You don’t look so bad to me. You look strong enough to pull the ears off a gundark.”
-Harrison Ford, ‘Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, 1980’.
29. “Oh, Marcus. What are you trying to do, scare me? You sound like my mother. We've known each other for a long time.”
-Harrison Ford, ‘Indiana Jones And The Raiders Of The Lost Ark’.
Harrison Ford Quotes About Life
Given below are some Harrison Ford quotes on life.
30. “Peace is not the absence of war but the presence of justice.”
-Harrison Ford.
31. “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.
32. “I think 'Indiana Jones' was a lot of fun to do because of the places we went to and the adventures and the action. But Han Solo was also a huge part of my life.”
-Harrison Ford.
33. “I am a kinder, gentler Harrison Ford than I once was.”
-Harrison Ford.
34. “Our health relies entirely on the vitality of our fellow species on Earth.”
-Harrison Ford.
35. “I want to go back to the Pantanal in Brazil. I've never been to sub-Saharan Africa. I'd like to take my Caravan over there and do a flying safari. I've never flown to Alaska.”
-Harrison Ford.
36. “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.
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