Steven Ford Quotes

Steven Ford

Profession : Actor

Birth : May 19, 1956

Dad had great people investing in his life at a young age. His mother, his stepfather, his Boy Scout leader, his football coach. That's where integrity is planted, like seeds that are harvested later.

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I used to go out and carouse. I was afraid to go to sleep because I thought I might miss something.

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When Dad made a decision, whether it was about family or his own career, the majority of the time, it was for the long term, not the short term.

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When you look at the Nixon pardon, the short-term gain would have been never to pardon him.

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Character is not created on the spot.

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I thought food and drink were just part of the perks of living at the White House. The next day, I got a call from his secretary saying my dad wanted to see me in the Oval Office, and when I got there, dad was waving this little pink receipt. I didn't know it came out of his salary.

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Dad lived his life in a way that it was his character, not his circumstances, that dictated what his life looked like.

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When you're part of the first family, your life tends to get played out in front of the whole nation.

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Politics is a lot like acting. You have to be on all the time.

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It takes a good actor to sound excited every time.

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It's bad enough on a first date trying not to say something dumb without having three Secret Service guys with you.

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I just kind of fell into acting.

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I had my share of rejections.

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Not all films are going to go down in history.

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I've really been blessed to have these roles in movies that will last forever.

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I remember telling Mom, 'I can't go to the Betty Ford Center. That's like going to the high school where your mom is the principal.' But maybe I could have gotten the family rate.

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My dad wasn't the best speaker like a Bill Clinton, or a Henry Kissinger, but he had character.

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Dad knew how to disagree without being disagreeable or rude.

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I felt God's love, and that was a great gift.

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As I get older and more tuned in to a community or an area, I see myself getting more involved. Not that I see myself running for office, but more involved in local issues.

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