John Ford Art Quotations

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.

They are the silent griefs which cut the heart-strings.

Love is the tyrant of the heart; it darkens Reason, confounds discretion; deaf to Counsel It runs a headlong course to desperate madness.

Let them fear bondage who are slaves to fear; the sweetest freedom is an honest heart.

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.

You can speak well if your tongue can deliver the message of your heart.

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.

We want not-for-profits to know they should start running their business like the for-profit ones do. The applications work.