John [Ford] is half-tyrant, half-revolutionary; half-saint, half-satan; half-possible, half-impossible; half-genius, half- Irish.
Source: According to Frank Capra; in The Guinness Book of Poisonous Quotes, ed. Colin Jarman, 1991.
-- John Sean O'Feeny Ford, (Feb 1 1895-1973), US director; He is best known for western films including Stagecoach, 1939; his films won six Oscars.