STEVEN FORD

Spreading manure is a great way of bringing yourself down to earth.

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

Truly, what the Secret Service did for us is that they saved my dad's life twice.

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

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

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

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.

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.

I just kind of fell into acting.

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

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

I think the issue that is really going to hurt the Republican Party is the right-to-life issue. I think they have painted themselves into a real corner.

Character is not created on the spot.

Spreading manure is a great way of bringing yourself down to earth.

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.

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.

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.

Truly, what the Secret Service did for us is that they saved my dad's life twice.

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

Dad knew how to disagree without being disagreeable or rude.

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

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

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

It takes a good actor to sound excited every time.

I had my share of rejections.

Not all films are going to go down in history.

I just kind of fell into acting.

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

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

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

Our dad was just a congressman for 27 years, and if you live in Washington, D.C., everybody's dad works for the government. We grew up just like everyone else.

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.

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

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.