International star Harrison Ford tells Al-Mawed: - What I have achieved in my artistic career is not only due to me, but also to people who helped and supported me.
'- I love flying and I feel free and free when I am in the air.
The Earth can live without humans, but humans cannot live without clean air.
My upcoming films will deal with social and political issues.
- Sports are important to keep me fit.
After the international star Harrison Ford failed as a young man to become an actor despite his repeated attempts by playing very small roles in several films, Harrison left acting and worked as a carpenter in the studios. From here he entered the world of acting and acted in the “Star Wars” series of films as well as the “Indiana Jones” series of films. He won several Oscars, and at one of the “Golden Globe” awards ceremony he met his current wife, actress Calista Flockharf, who is his third wife and he has one son from her in addition to 4 sons from his first and second wives.
When I met him recently, he is now 75 years old, he seemed in good shape, he exercises regularly, but some signs of aging appeared on his face, but he works, acts, writes and produces successful films, the latest of which is Blade Runner, which is a novel in a series that we hope will continue, as it is the second film in this series, and preparations are underway to make the third film.
Harrison Ford is known to be a flying enthusiast and pilots his own plane, although he has avoided several dangerous accidents, the last of which was landing his plane while it was about to crash, which made experts consider revoking his piloting license.
I told him that in the first month of next year we will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the Golden Globe Awards. What do you think of that, since you have won this award more than once? He immediately said: “If you are single, it is a very good opportunity to meet your next wife there,” and this is a reference from him to the fact that he met his current wife at one of the Golden Globe parties. I told him that as far as I know he is a very good pilot, but after the accident, will you continue flying? He said: “Of course, I love flying and I feel free and free when I am in the air. For me, it is a unique hobby that combines science and technology, as flying planes is now an art, and I will continue flying as long as I am able to do so.”
I told him I knew you were on the board of the Society for the Preservation of Air and Climate, and he said, "Yes, I have been involved in that for a long time, and the Earth can live without humans, but humans cannot live without the atmosphere in this planet that we inhabit, and I am doing everything I can to save our planet from our actions here to spoil the atmosphere that we breathe."
I told him that he is famous for making many action films, so will he continue doing that in his upcoming films? He said: “No, I don’t only make action films, but many of my films are different from that. You will see in the coming months some films that I will act in that are not at all what can be described as action, but rather social and even political topics.” I told him that in his latest film he runs and races, but he interrupted me and said that he always tries to stay fit, as sports are very important to him, even in the films that he acts in – of course, he is 75 years old – and he continued that his age is as he feels, i.e. in his early fifties, like 51 fifty-one years old, and he hopes to continue that for a long time, and this is of course his personal feeling.
I told him that in his last film, Harrison Ford played a pilot in the film Blade Runner. He said that he was an actor and in the film his job was to be on the doomed flying planet, not to fix the planet. It was a difficult period in the film in terms of filming and acting. In most films, parts of the story are difficult for the director and of course for the actor. This is one of those important moments in the story of the film. Then he continued and said, “Go and watch the film again and you will see what I want to say.”
I told him that women complain that their share in acting is very small compared to male actors, so what is his opinion on that? He replied that any story has men and women, life has men and women, so he does not see how we can make films with only men. In his opinion, this is part of the nature of our lives, men and women, and films show that on the screen.
I asked him: “If you look at your artistic career and professional life, what is the biggest achievement or work you are proud of?”
He said: “Whenever I look at my life and history, I see that I have been very lucky in my life to have been helped by many people, and whenever I remember them, I realize that without them I would not have achieved anything in my life. The greatest credit does not go to me alone, but to many people who helped me in my artistic career, and I am indebted to all of them. I could mention many, but that would take a long time.”
Hollywood - George Doss
The Earth can live without humans, but humans cannot live without clean air.
My upcoming films will deal with social and political issues.
- Sports are important to keep me fit.
After the international star Harrison Ford failed as a young man to become an actor despite his repeated attempts by playing very small roles in several films, Harrison left acting and worked as a carpenter in the studios. From here he entered the world of acting and acted in the “Star Wars” series of films as well as the “Indiana Jones” series of films. He won several Oscars, and at one of the “Golden Globe” awards ceremony he met his current wife, actress Calista Flockharf, who is his third wife and he has one son from her in addition to 4 sons from his first and second wives.
When I met him recently, he is now 75 years old, he seemed in good shape, he exercises regularly, but some signs of aging appeared on his face, but he works, acts, writes and produces successful films, the latest of which is Blade Runner, which is a novel in a series that we hope will continue, as it is the second film in this series, and preparations are underway to make the third film.
Harrison Ford is known to be a flying enthusiast and pilots his own plane, although he has avoided several dangerous accidents, the last of which was landing his plane while it was about to crash, which made experts consider revoking his piloting license.
I told him that in the first month of next year we will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the Golden Globe Awards. What do you think of that, since you have won this award more than once? He immediately said: “If you are single, it is a very good opportunity to meet your next wife there,” and this is a reference from him to the fact that he met his current wife at one of the Golden Globe parties. I told him that as far as I know he is a very good pilot, but after the accident, will you continue flying? He said: “Of course, I love flying and I feel free and free when I am in the air. For me, it is a unique hobby that combines science and technology, as flying planes is now an art, and I will continue flying as long as I am able to do so.”
I told him I knew you were on the board of the Society for the Preservation of Air and Climate, and he said, "Yes, I have been involved in that for a long time, and the Earth can live without humans, but humans cannot live without the atmosphere in this planet that we inhabit, and I am doing everything I can to save our planet from our actions here to spoil the atmosphere that we breathe."
I told him that he is famous for making many action films, so will he continue doing that in his upcoming films? He said: “No, I don’t only make action films, but many of my films are different from that. You will see in the coming months some films that I will act in that are not at all what can be described as action, but rather social and even political topics.” I told him that in his latest film he runs and races, but he interrupted me and said that he always tries to stay fit, as sports are very important to him, even in the films that he acts in – of course, he is 75 years old – and he continued that his age is as he feels, i.e. in his early fifties, like 51 fifty-one years old, and he hopes to continue that for a long time, and this is of course his personal feeling.
I told him that in his last film, Harrison Ford played a pilot in the film Blade Runner. He said that he was an actor and in the film his job was to be on the doomed flying planet, not to fix the planet. It was a difficult period in the film in terms of filming and acting. In most films, parts of the story are difficult for the director and of course for the actor. This is one of those important moments in the story of the film. Then he continued and said, “Go and watch the film again and you will see what I want to say.”
I told him that women complain that their share in acting is very small compared to male actors, so what is his opinion on that? He replied that any story has men and women, life has men and women, so he does not see how we can make films with only men. In his opinion, this is part of the nature of our lives, men and women, and films show that on the screen.
I asked him: “If you look at your artistic career and professional life, what is the biggest achievement or work you are proud of?”
He said: “Whenever I look at my life and history, I see that I have been very lucky in my life to have been helped by many people, and whenever I remember them, I realize that without them I would not have achieved anything in my life. The greatest credit does not go to me alone, but to many people who helped me in my artistic career, and I am indebted to all of them. I could mention many, but that would take a long time.”
Hollywood - George Doss