Harrison Ford (Chicago, 1942) is an American actor and film director, famous for many of his roles.
Almost always led by director George Lucas, the Star Wars and Indiana Jones saga elevated Harrison Ford as one of the most versatile and profitable actors in Hollywood. He also appeared in films like Blade Runner, by Ridley Scott, and other cult films that we all remember.
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1. For me, success is choice and opportunity.
This is how Harrison Ford thinks about the honeys of success.
2. You have lived but you have not enjoyed life.
If you don’t enjoy what you do, perhaps your existence is skewed.
3. I don’t know why he saved my life. Perhaps in those last moments he loved life more intensely than ever, not just his life, anyone’s life, my life. And all he wanted were the same answers as the rest of us: where do I come from?, where am I going?, how much time do I have left? All he could do was stand there and watch him die.
One of the most memorable phrases from the movie Blade Runner.
4. It’s painful to live in fear, right? There is nothing worse than feeling itchy and not being able to scratch it.
About the lack of relief that comes with living with anxiety.
5. All he was asking were the same answers the rest of us are looking for. Where do I come from? Where I go? How much time do I have? All I could do was sit and watch her die.
An alternative translation of the legendary Blade Runner phrase.
6. Competition drives innovation.
The excellence derived from the race to amass finite resources.
7. I am on the eve of a revolution, and it is something you will never be able to copy.
A reflection in the air.
8. You’re just a bunch of old people acting tough.
9. If you want to be a good archaeologist, you have to leave the library.
Knowledge is worthless if it is not practical.
10. My goal was to work regularly. I never expect to be rich or famous. I wanted to be a working character actor.
Turn acting into a profession, his first wish.
11. The important thing is to be able to see yourself, I think, that you have in common with other people and not determine, because of your good luck, that everyone is less important, less interesting, less important than you are.
About how we perceive others.
12. I am like old shoes. I’ve never been to the hip. I think the reason I’m still here is that it was never enough so it had to be replaced with something new.
About his own life.
13. I have never had much of a focus of interest in my career. I am aware that it does not give me much pleasure now.
His main concern has never been the work aspect.
14. My character intends to know nothing about rap, and doesn’t like it very much, but I know about it, because my children make me listen. There is a bit of rap that I really like. I like Eminem, Blackalicious.
About one of his papers.
15. My older children are fantastic people. It cannot be the result of my influence on them.
Ironic phrase about his role as a father in real life.
16. I think retirement is for older people. I’m still in business, thank you. I have a nine-year-old boy, and I want to live as long as I can to watch him grow up. I’m enjoying my life and I want to stay as long as I can.
As long as he endures, he will continue to perform.
17. I think what a lot of action movies lose these days, especially ones that have to do with fantasy, is that you stop caring at some point because you’ve lost the human scale.
A criticism of this film genre.
18. With CGI, suddenly there are a thousand enemies instead of six – the army is going towards the horizon. You don’t need that. The audience loses its relationship with the threat on screen. That’s something that happens constantly and makes these movies, like video games, and that’s a soulless enterprise. It’s all kinetics without emotion.
Another constructive observation towards Hollywood movies.
19. The trick about this thing and the beauty of it is that it’s a cowboy movie first and then things happen. Even after things happen it doesn’t change – suddenly it hasn’t changed in another type of movie. It’s still a cowboy movie. And that’s the amazing thing about it because no one has done it before, it’s new territory.
About one of his films.
20. I have the common experience of being anonymous when I’m on a plane when talking to air traffic control, and they don’t know who they’re talking to. I have a lot of common experiences.
Despite his worldwide fame, he saves certain moments to camouflage himself as a normal person.
21. Representing a character is my job. Don’t confuse me with the guy on the screen.
He has nothing to do with the characters he plays.
22. I think I have lived with my own decisions and I have learned to deal with criticism, with my own judgment of the things I do without letting myself be affected.
Your own criteria in everything you do.
23. I have always kept the anxiety alive, the ambition to do different things, but my involvement with this through Han Solo means a lot to me. It was an immense gift for me as an actor.
About one of the most legendary roles in his career.
24. I am still interested in taking risks, in giving votes of confidence to the films I work on.
One of those Harrison Ford phrases that summarize his interest in the seventh art.
25. This is a rather dangerous profession. You have to know that every time you go out to play a new character it is a risk and a challenge.
Even with the pressure of failing, you have to give your best.
26. I like the challenge of doing new things, solving problems, that aspect of making films, working with people to get the best way to express an idea.
Open to new possibilities and projects.
27. I am not nostalgic nor do I miss the previous things at all. I am more into thinking about the future than about the past.
About his previous life.
28. I have always done different things along the way besides franchising. That’s what I do, I diversify, so I’m not worried about getting stuck with the same character.
About his way of managing his profession.
29. I try to focus on my life, my family, my opportunities.
His philosophy of life, summarized.
30. I enjoy watching what I’ve made, but once I shelve a movie I rarely watch it again. There it stays.
He doesn’t enjoy playing his old films over and over again.
31. There is a great need to pool resources to protect nature, to serve man.
An environmental phrase from the great Harrison Ford.
32. I am not interested in other people’s opinions about what I have done in the past because they have nothing to do with me.
Self-confident and resistant to uninformed criticism.
33. I believe in marriage. I believe in fidelity. And I also believe that human beings are far from perfection, so infidelity is not a surprising phenomenon.
Reflecting on relationships and the human condition.
34. We have big problems of a political nature, the morality of living in a world with few resources. There is a world of problems, although I am much more interested in solutions than problems.
A pragmatic view on life.
35. I am vain, but not when it comes to my appearance and yes when it comes to my work.
Right on.
36. I like to work hard and I like to work for someone who is a perfectionist and self-confident.
One of those Harrison Ford phrases that show his brave spirit.
37. Acting is a bit like carpentry. It’s a matter of details, a certain sense of logic and some practical knowledge.
Craftsmanship and common sense.
38. I have traveled this galaxy from one end to the other, I have seen very strange things, but I have never seen anything that would lead me to believe that there is a single powerful force that controls everything. No mystical energy field controls my destiny. All this is nothing more than legends and nonsense.
From Star Wars.
39. I wanted to live life, a different life. I don’t want to go to the same place every day and see the same people and do the same job. I wanted interesting challenges.
About his dream of being a person with a different and exciting life.
40. The truth is, I didn’t want to find him… because they were hunting us. I didn’t want our son to be found… dismembered or dissected. Sometimes, to love someone… you have to be a stranger.
Mythical phrase from the movie Blade Runner.
41. Teach them how to encrypt files, how to cover their tracks. Everyone had their role… mine was to leave. Then the Blackout came, and obfuscated everything. He would not have been able to find the child.
Another fragment of dialogue from Blade Runner.
42. Too many questions. I had your job, and it was good… why make it complicated?
From Blade Runner.
43. What happened? Hide my tracks, encrypt the records. They were hunting us!
Fragment of the Blade Runner sequel.
44. You’re a cop. I once had your job, I was good at it… what do you want?
Another dialogue from the new installment of Blade Runner.
45. Replicants are like any other machine, they can be a benefit or a danger… if they are a benefit, it is none of my business.
Also taken from Blade Runner.
46. It’s fun to go to work even if you’re not surrounded by good people.
He loves the profession so much that he feels that way.
47. Nobody would have imagined that 32 years later I would be dressing up as Han Solo again. This saga has given me incredible opportunities and, thanks to that smuggler, I have had a job all my life.
About Star Wars.
48. The later we do it, the less luck we will have.
In life you have to take risks without fear.
49. The shield update is fractional, if an object travels less than the speed of light, it does not pass through it.
One of those Harrison Ford phrases taken from his films.
50. That’s why I was leaving… that’s how you thought of me.
A key to seduction.
51. Listen, influential. You have another problem, women always find out the truth, always.
A maxim to deal with them.
52. I used to wonder if Jedi are real. It just seemed like nonsense to me. A magical power uniting the good with the bad, the Dark Side with the Light. The thing is… it’s true. The Force, the Jedi… everything… everything is true.
About Star Wars.
53. I never question something until after I do it.
If you don’t try it, how do you know it’s bad?
54. What will I do? What I do best, escape using my charm. If I do it, it never fails.
About his conquering skills.
55. The British care so much about their empire that they make us feel like well-cared for children.
About the English Empire.
56. We all have big changes in our lives that are more or less a second chance.
About the future and expectations.
57. Nature does not need people; people need nature; Nature would survive the extinction of human beings and would continue well, but human culture, human beings, cannot survive without nature.
An ode to mother nature.
58. Bikes and airplanes aren’t about going fast or having fun; They are toys, but serious.
Curious phrase from Ford about these two means of transportation.
59. Am I grumpy? I could be. But I think it’s sometimes misunderstood.
He is serious, and is sometimes misunderstood.
60. You may get very tired of seeing me, but I’m not going to give up.
Thus spoke Ford.
61. Some actors couldn’t understand how to resist constant rejection. They couldn’t see the light at the end of the tunnel.
The beginnings in the interpretive scene are really hard.
62. I don’t do celebrity endorsements. My work with Conservation International is a good use of any celebrity I have to draw attention to important issues. I have the same responsibility as everyone to reduce consumption and teach children to respect the environment.
About his humanitarian work.
63. I don’t get a lot of physical activity. I play tennis, I work sporadically and I eat well and take care of myself.
About his great physical condition and health.
64. The kindest word to describe my performance in school was “lazy.”
Ironic phrase with which he describes his personality as a student.
65. Seriously, what are the options? Levi’s or Wranglers. And you only choose one. It’s one of those life choices.
About consumerism.
66. If you ask me to acknowledge that I have aged, I can do it.
The rings don’t fall off.
67. I love the comedic opportunities that arise in the context of a father-son relationship.
A beautiful phrase about fatherhood.
68. The actor’s popularity is evanescent; Applauded today, forgotten tomorrow.
The public is very harsh when it comes to judging actors.
69. I quit every time I finish a movie. Then I return. You know, I like to sleep. But I love to work; It’s fun for me as long as it’s still fun and the people around me tolerate me, I’ll do it.
His vision of his own career, currently.
70. I enjoyed carpentry, and it was very good for me for 12 years.
Its beginnings were linked to this noble profession.
