Interview (Video): John Ford

He’s been called “The Great American Director,” and yet John Ford also was a screenwriter with 24 titles he contributed to (per IMDb) beginning with the 1917 silent short Cheyenne’s Pal and ending with an uncredited writing contribution to The Quiet Man.

Here is a rare in-depth interview with Ford:

You have to love this exchange:

Interviewer: What sort of childhood did you have? Were you always interested in movies?
John Ford: Not really, I’m not interested in them now. It’s a way of making a living.

Ha! This from the director who crafted such memorable scenes as these:

For 100s more interviews with screenwriters and filmmakers, go here.