Harrison Ford quotes

Harrison Ford is an American actor, best known for his iconic roles in the Star Wars and Indiana Jones film series. His performances have made him one of the most successful and recognizable actors in Hollywood. He continues to inspire audiences with his versatility and enduring screen presence. Here are 68 of his quotes:

Bikes and planes aren't about going fast or having fun; they're toys, but serious ones.

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Everything I do, I'm sort of half in, half out.

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I rarely play a real person, because I don't think I'm a good imitator.

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I don't think I have something that's pronounceable as a philosophy. ... When it was fashionable to say, "May the Force be with you," I always said, "Force yourself." ... I'll say again then, "The Force is within you. Force yourself."

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

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

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

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All my friends were going off to be professionals, and I said I wanted to be an actor.

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Hollywood's got its own particular environment.

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I think I did have a reputation for being grumpy. I don't think I'm grumpy. I have opinions. I have an independent vision. I am a purposeful person. But on a daily basis, I think I'm other than grumpy. I think it is a case where I am coming to do business and not there just to be flattered and cajoled and used.

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I wouldn't be doing this interview if I didn't like you.

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I am in show business. I don't, for a minute, ever forget that this is a business that I'm involved in, and it plays by business' rules.

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Am I grumpy? I might be. But I think maybe sometimes it's misinterpreted.

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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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To me, success is choice and opportunity.

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I'm like old shoes. I've never been hip. I think the reason I'm still here is that I was never enough in fashion that I had to be replaced by something new.

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If I were a serious person, I'd probably have a real job.

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If you're asking me to acknowledge that I've gotten older, I can do that.

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What I observed about my fellow actors was that most gave up very easily.

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The focus and the concentration and the attention to detail that flying takes is a kind of meditation. I find it restful and engaging, and other things slip away.

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The kindest word to describe my performance in school was Sloth.

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I enjoyed carpentry, and it was very good to me for 12 years.

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