The 70 best phrases (and reflections) of Harrison Ford

Harrison Ford is an American film actor, who made a big leap on the screen with a project that was I thought he would not be very successful, but he became a pop icon, Star Wars, with the excellent role of him as Han Only. Continuing with his participation as Indiana Jones and as Rick Deckard in Blade Runner.

However, his beginnings in the cinema were not easy and it was not until after his thirties that he was able to achieve his greatest dream. Which shows us that you never have to stop trying and above all, take advantage of every opportunity you can.

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Best quotes from Harrison Ford

As a way of remembering his career and learning from his own experiences, we bring you a list with quotes and reflections from Harrison Ford.

1. Work hard and figure out how to be useful and don't try to imitate anyone else's success. Find out how to do it yourself with yourself.

It only serves to look at others if you are looking for inspiration, not to measure yourself with them.

2. Most of the people in this business have given up and moved on to other things.

Not all people who start something finish it.

3. You have to have experienced difficulties and challenges to fully appreciate and be grateful for success.

The best way to appreciate something is when you have lost something along the way.

4. For me, success is choice and opportunity.

Each person has a different vision of what success means to them.

5. It's hard to live in fear, isn't it? There is nothing worse than feeling itchy and not being able to scratch it.

Fear prevents us from growing, unless you work so that it does not dominate you.

6. Competition drives innovation.

Healthy competition will always be beneficial to our efforts.

7. My goal was to work regularly.

In the job that he wanted to have.

8. My older children are fantastic people. It cannot be the result of my influence on them.

Children are a reflection of their parents, but with their own attitudes.

9. I think retirement is for old people. I'm still in business, thank you.

Retirement is for those who decide to retire on their own.

10. You have to have a darkness… for the dawn to come.

There can be no good thing without having to face some difficult challenge.

11. There are many different paths through the jungle, but… the simplest thing you can do is be useful.

The best way to work as a team is to be cooperative.

12. I think what a lot of action movies lose these days, especially ones that they have to do with fantasy, it is to stop caring at some point because you have lost the scale human.

A critique of the new action movies.

13. Peace is not simply the absence of conflict, but the presence of justice.

A justice that is balanced for all.

14. Nature does not need people, people need nature.

Although many refuse to believe it, nature is what allows us to live.

15. I don't mind doing interviews. I don't mind answering thoughtful questions. But I'm not excited to answer questions like, 'If you were being mugged and you had a lightsaber in one pocket and a whip in the other, which one would you use?'

No actor wants to be tied to a character for his entire career.

15. I'm in a bad mood? It could be but I think he sometimes misunderstands himself.

A fun reference to his peculiar facial feature when he smiles.

16. I get mad when people call me an action movie star. Indiana Jones is an adventure film, a comic, a fantasy.

Harrison Ford has never seen himself as a great actor, but as a storyteller.

17. I don't think he mastered anything.

It is impossible to control everything in our life.

18. I'm not the first man who wanted to make changes in his life at 60 and I won't be the last. It's just that others can do it with anonymity.

It is never too late to do something we like for the first time.

19. If you're going to define me correctly, you have to think in terms of my failures as well as my successes.

We cannot evaluate someone only by his achievements, but by how he rose from failure.

20. You may get very tired of seeing me, but I'm not going to give up.

Present at the performance until he decides.

21. I don't do nostalgia. It just doesn't occur to me. I live in the moment and I don't have that gene.

He prefers to focus on living in the moment.

22. I don't do a lot of physical activity. I play tennis, exercise sporadically, eat well and take care of myself.

To take care of ourselves we only need consistency.

23. I go with a group of friends, we camp for about five days and explore small strips of land and canyons.

A lover of outdoor adventures.

24. Wood burns faster when you have to chop and cut it yourself.

One of his experiences when he was a carpenter.

25. I have the common experience of being anonymous when I'm on a plane talking to air traffic control, and they don't know who they're talking to. I have a lot of common experiences.

Despite being a movie star, he can live like an ordinary person.

26. I don't like baseball movies. I like movies about moral courage and people who are indomitable, brave and upright.

The movies of your choice.

27. Romantic love is one of the most exciting and rewarding types of love and I believe it has potential at any stage of your life.

Romance will always be present when we want to have a partner.

28. If I were a serious person, I would probably have a real job.

Do you think acting is not a real job?

29. The kindest word to describe my performance in school was laziness.

Not all children are cut out for school.

30. Hard work and the right frame of mind prepare you for windfalls that may or may not come their way.

Not only do you have to be prepared, you also have to have a good mood to face the challenges of life.

31. He had a very strong feeling about the Vietnam War, and he had a very strong feeling about being in it.

A feeling of rejection that led him to do everything possible not to be in the ranks of the army.

32. The only thing I've done that isn't mitigated by luck, lessened by good fortune, is that I persevered and everyone else gave up.

Luck is built with our effort.

33. The best movies are made from the point of view of understanding human nature.

Movies where we can feel connected.

34. The basic skill of an actor is actually empathy, and that may not be a skill, it's a disposition.

Empathy to be able to place yourself at the feet of your character.

35. Some actors didn't know how to handle constant rejection. They couldn't see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Not knowing how to deal with rejection creates an insecurity that doesn't allow you to keep trying.

36. Representing a character is my job. Don't confuse me with the guy on the screen.

You have to separate the fictional character from the person who plays it.

37. He wanted to be a game warden or coalman. I knew at a very early age that I didn't want to do what my dad did, which was work in an office.

Looking to do something different from the course his dad had.

38. I wasn't prepared for the public spectacle my private life became, and I didn't like it at all.

The dark side of fame is that it forces actors to give up their privacy.

39. I quit every time I'm done with a movie. Then I return. You know, I enjoy sleeping.

Although she loves what she does, she doesn't let it absorb her off-screen life.

40. The original 'Star Wars' that I was a part of really was the beginning of my working life.

The film that put him in the cinema's sights.

41. Being a parent is an impossible job at any age.

At any age, being a parent is a challenge.

42. 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.

This is the goal when you do what you love, enjoy it.

43. I'm a narration assistant. I enjoy feeling useful to teamwork. It is my way of finding a use, a utility in this world.

The way in which he perceives himself in his work as an actor.

44. I've never been bothered by the proximity to the special effects and never felt disadvantaged by them. They are all part of a movie, and when the movie is under control, I don't feel overshadowed by them.

Maintaining your confidence with special effects in movies.

45. The focus, concentration and attention to detail that flying requires is a kind of meditation. I find him calm and attractive, and other things escape me.

The reason why you enjoy flying.

46. The military draft was in place, I was scheduled for a physical, and I was going to be classified as fit for military service or object. So I made my objection.

On the refusal to join the US Army in the Vietnam War.

47. I'm like a firefighter. When I go out on a call, I want to put out a big fire, I don't want to put out a dumpster fire.

Looking for jobs that challenge you more and more.

48. I am Irish as a person, but I feel Jewish as an actor.

About their roots and their culture.

49. I like all types of flight, including practical flight for search and rescue.

Talking about one of his most beloved hobbies.

50. Our health is completely dependent on the vitality of our fellow species on Earth.

Our health is related to the environment, because this is what provides us with energy.

51. Why am I asking for directions? Because I hate wasting time.

If you need help, ask for it.

52. The third time you say something it sounds like a lie.

The truth does not need to be embellished.

53. I've always been somewhere below the top, so I've never had to suffer from being knocked off the top.

Ford knows what it's like to work hard to get high, which is why he doesn't let himself be blinded by success.

54. The force is within you; Strive.

Motivation should always come from within.

55. I'm still struggling with the same frustrations, the same problems, the same issues that I always had. This is life.

Getting to the top will not scare away your personal problems.

56. You keep going until you are as close to being right as time and the patience of others will allow.

Remember that the path to success is what fills you with learning.

57. I think the reason I'm still here is that it was never enough so it had to be replaced by something new.

It doesn't matter if there are new promises, if your work is valuable it is impossible to be replaced.

58. Nature would survive the extinction of human beings and continue well, but human culture, human beings, cannot survive without nature.

A call for attention on the preservation of nature for our own existence.

59. What good is all my experience if you don't listen to me?

It is not only important to express ourselves, but also to learn to listen to others.

60. Be easy to work with, be a hard worker and help people get the job done. And do it with as much passion and quality as you can.

Being 'good' at your job implies the attitude that leads to it.

61. I have a nine-year-old boy, and I want to live as long as I can to see him grow. I am enjoying my life and I want to stay as long as I can.

Life only ends at death, not at an age.

62. 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

All people can go where they want, with their own resources or with the help of others.

63. I don't expect to ever be rich or famous. I wanted to be a working character actor.

Harrison Ford's true acting dream.

64. I'm on the eve of a revolution, and it's something you'll never be able to copy.

No one can stop you, more than yourself.

65. All he was wondering 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 back and watch him die.

At some point, we have those unknowns about what can happen with our life.

66. You have lived but you have not enjoyed life.

Living is not the same as surviving.

67. We all have big changes in our lives that are more or less a second chance.

Second chances are those moments where we can start over.

68. If you just didn't give up, you would outlive the people who came with you on the bus.

Being constant is what differentiates us between those who stay and those who rise to the top.

69. 'May the Force be with you' is charming but not important. The important thing is that you become the Force, for yourself and perhaps for other people.

You must not only grow as a person, but be aware of your actions towards others.

70. From the beginning I realized that success was linked to not giving up.

Success is in not losing the emotion to keep trying.