Harrison Ford

Actor

1942-07-13

Harrison Ford is an American actor known for major film roles in franchises including Star Wars and Indiana Jones. He has also starred in films such as Blade Runner, The Fugitive, and Witness. His long career has made him one of the most commercially successful actors in Hollywood history.

Quotes by Harrison Ford

Peace is not the absence of war but the presence of justice.
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The force is within you, force yourself.
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The force is within you force yourself.
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The force is within you force yourself.
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The force is within you, force yourself.
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Peace is not the absence of war but the presence of justice.
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I accrued anger from people's low opinion of me and my work, and for the work I might be capable of.
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Parenting is an impossible job at any age.
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I wanted to be a forest ranger or a coal man. At a very early age, I knew I didn't want to do what my dad did, which was work in an office.
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You know you're getting old when all the names in your black book have M. D. after them.
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The kindest word to describe my performance in school was Sloth.
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I actually like snakes! When I was young, I was a boy scout nature camp counselor, and one of our projects was collecting snakes and creating an environment for them, so I'm quite familiar with snakes and think they're fantastic creatures.
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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?
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I fly myself everywhere. I like all kinds of flying, including practical flying for search and rescue. And I also like to fly into the backcountry, usually the Frank Church Wilderness in Idaho. I go with a group of friends, and we set up camp for about five days and explore little dirt strips and canyons.
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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.
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I retire every time I'm done with a movie. Then I go back. You know, I enjoy sleep. But I love to work; it's fun for me. As long as it continues to be fun, and I'm tolerated by the people around me, I will do it.
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Directing is too hard, it takes too much time, and it doesn't pay very well.
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I was completely unprepared for the public spectacle my private life became, and didn't like it a bit.
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I went down to Venezuela and ended up renting a helicopter and flew with my sons to the tops of the tepuis, these freestanding jungle mesas, 'lost worlds' as it were. In fact, it's almost impossible to access them without one. So we were able to land and spend some time there. We were trapped for about six hours by clouds that came in.
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I had a very strong feeling about the Vietnam War, and I had a strong feeling about participating in it. The military draft was in place, I was summoned for a physical exam, and I was either going to be classified as fit for military service or make my objection to it. So I made my objection to it.
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