Who originally said if you build it they will come?

Ray Kinsella
Context. This misquoted line is spoken by Ray Kinsella, played by Kevin Costner, in the film Field of Dreams, directed by Phil Alden Robinson (1989). While wandering in a corn field, Ray Kinsella hears a strange whisper: “If you build it, he will come.” Build what?

Is it if you build it he will come or if you build it they will come?

As Hebrews 12:1 tells us, “We must run with endurance the race that is set before us.” The third and final lesson is a phrase familiar to us all: “If you build it, he will come.” In the movie, that means building a baseball diamond in a cornfield where players of past eras would return, including his father.

Does Field of Dreams ever say if you build it they will come?

The film “Field of Dreams” was released in 1989 and depicts Costner’s character, Ray who sees visions of ghosts in the cornfields of the property he owns. The ghosts tell him “if you build it, he will come,” referring to baseball legend “Shoeless” Joe Jackson.

Where does the phrase Build it and they will come?

The quote is “If you build it, he will come.” and comes from a baseball movie with Kevin Costner from 1989 called “Field of dreams”. It’s sort of magical realism about reliving the past and meeting your heroes by building a baseball pitch.

What is build it and they will come approach?

This story makes for a great movie, but when applied to business, “if you build it, they will come” will only end in disaster. The idea is that you, as an individual or a team, work on a product and eventually release it to the world fully baked.

Who voiced If you build it he will come?

One more thing fans have always wanted to know is just who was the mysterious voice that tells Ray: “If you build it, he will come.” Some think it’s Costner and while others believe it’s Liotta. Well according to W.P. Kinsella, author of the book Shoeless Joe which Field of Dreams is based on, it’s actor Ed Harris.

Is if you build it they will come true?

The cultural manta that was coined at the time, and still continues today, is this: If you build it, they will come. But it’s a lie. First, because it’s almost never true.

Who Said Is this heaven?

3.” John Kinsella: Is this heaven?