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John Ford
English
Dramatist
About the author
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,
English
Dramatist
#People
#Art
#Eyes
#Mystery
They are the silent griefs which cut the heart-strings.
John Ford,
English
Dramatist
#Heart
Revenge proves its own executioner.
John Ford,
English
Dramatist
#Revenge
It is easier to get an actor to be a cowboy than to get a cowboy to be an actor.
John Ford,
English
Dramatist
#Actor
I am... a mushroom; On whom the dew of heaven drops now and then.
John Ford,
English
Dramatist
#Now
#Heaven
#Dew
How did I get to Hollywood? By train.
John Ford,
English
Dramatist
#Hollywood
Electronics is clearly the winner of the day.
John Ford,
English
Dramatist
#Day
You can speak well if your tongue can deliver the message of your heart.
John Ford,
English
Dramatist
#Heart
#Tongue