American - Actor | December 26, 1914 - March 24, 2008
I felt pretty comfortable with Westerns, apart from the fact I couldn't ride.
Richard Widmark
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I think a performer should do his work and then shut up.
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Cheyenne Autumn was received not too successfully. I still think it was a very good movie. It was kinda Ford's apology for the way he had treated Indians in his past pictures.
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Gary Cooper was a good friend. He was a great nature lover. He was like an American Indian, he knew every leaf that was turned over. It was an education to go for a walk with him.
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A lot of actors said they hated the studio system, but I loved it. It was like a college; it was a great place to learn.
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Anne Baxter was a very good actress, Donna Reid was great. You couldn't name an actress I wasn't crazy about.
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Ford used to come to work in a big car with two Admiral's flags, on each side of the car. His assistant would be there with his accordion, playing, Hail to the Chief.
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Hoods are good parts because they're always flashy and attract attention. If you've got any ability, you can use that as a stepping stone.
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I loved Jack Ford. I got him in his later days, and he was a total tyrant and a total autocrat and an Irish drunk. But I had a great time.
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I was never a part of the Actor's Studio, because two friends of mine started it in 1947 and by that time I'd gone to California.
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I was playing this horrible part. I didn't didn't want to play it because the character was an awful racist. But I'm glad I did it because I met Sidney Poitier.
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John Ford was so funny that I couldn't wait to go to work in the morning.
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