S.R. Ford Quotes

All of a sudden, there are great Japanese films, or great Italian films, or great Australian films. It's usually because there are a number of people that cross-pollinated each other.

I made this movie for $40,000, which was this little black-and-white horror film called Dementia 13, which we made in about nine days.

I wanted to write and direct movies and not be forced to adapt them from a bestselling book.

I bring to my life a certain amount of mess.

I've been offered lots of movies. There's always some actor who's doing a project and would like to have me do it.

I know that if a film is ready to emerge out of what I write, I'll be able to go off and make it without asking anyone's permission.

I live near San Francisco in the most beautiful spot on earth and enjoy myself in many ways. Yes, I love to work, which for now is to think and read and write, so it's all a dream come true.

When newspapers started to publish the box office scores of movies, I was horrified. Those results are totally fake because they never include the promotion budget.

I realized I probably wouldn't make another film that cuts through commercial and creative things like 'Godfather' or 'Apocalypse.'

But who said art has to cost money? And therefore, who says artists have to make money?

I was excited to discover, in this tale by Eliade, the key themes that I most hope to understand better - time, consciousness and the dream-like basis of reality.

Being a former theater student, of course, there is a part of me that is fascinated with stage crafts and what you can do with illusions and working within the confines of the studio.

The beauty is the balance.

Our culture is obsessed with being busy, and I think it's crazy. I don't fill all my time.

We change and it's uncomfortable. We flow for a time and then it's awkward.

In baseball when they say you're out, you're out. It's the same way in politics.

It's more like it is now than it ever has been.

I had a lot of experience with people smarter than I am.

Sit down before facts as a little child, be prepared to give up every preconceived notion — or you shall learn nothing.

The Constitution is the bedrock of all our freedoms; guard and cherish it; keep honor and order in your own house; and the republic will endure.

He was one of the few political leaders I have ever met whose public speeches revealed more than his private conversations. [On Ronald Reagan]

My golf must be improving, I'm not hitting as many spectators.

To me, the Presidency and the Vice-Presidency were not prizes to be won, but a duty to be done.

I remain convinced that pardoning Nixon was the right thing to do.

One of the enduring truths of the nation's capital is that bureaucrats survive.

We . . . declared our independence 200 years ago, and we are not about to lose it now to paper shufflers and computers.

The old question still remains: Can a free people restrain crime without sacrificing fundamental liberties and a heritage of compassion?

Government exists to create and preserve conditions in which people can translate their ideas into practical reality. In the best of times, much is lost in translation. But we try.

Theirs is an American tragedy in which we all have played a part. It could go on and on, or someone must write "The End" to it. I have concluded that only I can do that. And if I can, I must.

I'm a Ford, not a Lincoln. My addresses will never be as eloquent as Mr. Lincoln's. But I will do my very best to equal his brevity and his plain speaking.

I just don't think we should go hellfire damnation around the globe freeing people, unless it is directly related to our own national security.

I had a life-long ambition to be a professional baseball player, but nobody would sign me.

It's discouraging how hard it is for a President to slice away large chunks of a $305 billion budget.

I am the first to admit that I am no great orator or no person that got where I have gotten by any William Jennings Bryan technique.

I am determined to seek self-sufficiency in energy as an urgent national priority. My goal is to make America independent of foreign energy sources by 1985.

I know I will go to hell, because I pardoned Richard Nixon.

I recognize the need for technology that enriches life while preserving our natural environment. My goal is to stimulate productivity, but use technology to redeem, not to destroy our environment.

I can assure you the National Federation is an organization of Republican women whose power, prestige, perception, and purpose will never be underestimated by anyone.

I think that sports, particularly football, gave me an opportunity to be out front, to be a leader, which helped me later on, when I got into politics.

Ronald Reagan was an excellent leader of our nation during challenging times at home and abroad.

Conservatism has always meant more to me than simply sticking up for private property & free enterprise. It has also meant defending our heritage & preserving our values.

As President, I am determined to offer leadership to overcome our current economic problems. My goal is for jobs for all who want to work and economic opportunity for all who want to achieve.

Mr. President, putting it bluntly, wouldn't we just be continuing a bloodbath that already exists in Cambodia if we voted the 222 million in aid?

We must introduce a new balance in the relationship between the individual and the government--a balance that favors greater individual freedom and self-reliance.

I couldn't wait to start the day.

The Federal role in overcoming barriers to needed health care should emphasize health care financing programs-such as Medicare and Medicaid.

It feels good. It feels real good.

We have allowed corporations to decide the fate of the cities. We hardly speak of democratic development.

When I'm on camera, I have to do things pretty much the way I do things in everyday life. It gives the audience someone real to identify with.

I think the director is becoming more important. To work under rushed conditions, you need to have an extremely professional director. If the director's good than the end result will be good.