Quote: "There are certain people who I know deserve it desperately. And it would be wonderful if they got it... There are people who I will be disappointed if they don't get nominated, because I think the work they did was really exemplary... Honestly, it feels very obvious to me who deserves that kind of recognition. They might not even care." Director J.J Abrams suggests Harrison Ford deserves an Oscar nomination for his turn as Han Solo in the latest Star Wars film when the nominations are announced on Thursday (14Jan16). Harrison, who is now the highest-grossing movie actor in Hollywood history, thanks to the massive worldwide success of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, was nominated for Best Actor at the 1985 Academy Awards for his role in Witness, but has never won an Oscar.
Quote: "I do have his number in my cell phone, I do... It'll probably go to voicemail 'cause he'd be like, 'Argh, this kid...!' I do send him selfies, once in a while." Star Wars newcomer John Boyega is thrilled to have original franchise lead Harrison Ford's phone number after working together on new sequel The Force Awakens.
Quote: "Stop that. Don't do that. Please don't do that. Don't do that! Talk about it later. Please. Don't tell people what happens before they go into the theatre." Harrison Ford urges Star Wars fans not to spoil The Force Awakens for people who don't get a chance to see the new movie over the weekend (18-20Dec15).
Quote: "They're always coming and f**king with it. Just when I've got it figured out, the next morning I get it, they've changed everything. It's like waking up in bed with a strange woman." Harrison Ford hates it when Tesla boffins meddle with his car remotely.
Quote: "It was a movie. It's not like this in real-life. But how would you know?" Harrison Ford wasn't impressed by controversial U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump complimenting him on his role as U.S. leader in action movie AIr Force One.
Quote: "He's dealing in divisiveness in this business of turning people against each other and what we need is a concept of what it means to be an American." Harrison Ford has become the latest celebrity to take aim at controversial U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump over remarks he has made about banning Muslims from America following the terrorist attacks in Paris, France and San Bernardino, California.
Quote: "It's not about the money, I'd love to do another Indiana Jones and work with Steven (Spielberg) again, and if we get a script I'd love to do it... I'd like to see me do it before I turn 80!" Harrison Ford is just waiting for a good storyline before agreeing to reprise his role as adventurer Indiana Jones in a fifth instalment of the action franchise.
Quote: "I thought I was just helping out, then when the whole thing was over, they asked me if I wanted to play Han Solo. I said yes, eventually... I did it for $1,000 a week, the first one." Veteran actor Harrison Ford was offered the iconic Star Wars role in the first film, Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, after taking part in a script read as a favour to a friend.
Quote: "I'm doing great. I'm back playing tennis, riding my bikes and having a good time." Veteran actor Harrison Ford insists he has fully recovered from his plane crash earlier this year (15). The actor broke his right leg in the accident, six months after fracturing his left leg during an on set mishap while shooting Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens.
Fact: Harrison Ford made a surprise appearance at the 2015 American Music Awards on Sunday night (22Nov15) to introduce a special tribute to Star Wars composer John Williams. A cappella sensation Pentatonix performed a medley of his score to the blockbuster films, as footage from the movies as well as the upcoming Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens was shown on the screens.
Quote: "Sean Connery says to Indiana, 'I didn't know you could fly,' and Indiana Jones says 'Fly, yes. Land, no!'" Veteran actor Harrison Ford compares his recent crash landing in California to a famous scene from his movie Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. The actor, who starred opposite Sean Connery in the film, narrowly cheated death when the plane he was flying crashed on a golf course.
Fact: Veteran action man Harrison Ford has climbed back into the driver's seat after he was photographed behind the wheel of his Tesla car last week (ends22May15), almost three months after crash-landing his small plane on a Santa Monica, California golf course. The actor, 72, suffered a broken pelvis and ankle in the horrifying accident, among other non-life-threatening injuries.
Quote: "I know you have incredible bounce back, please take a bounce break for awhile. Can I drive next time?" Harrison Ford's Star Wars co-star Carrie Fisher send her support via People.com after her pal crashed his vintage plane in California on Thursday (05Mar15). Ford remains hospitalised after undergoing surgery for a broken pelvis and ankle, but he is expected to make a full recovery.
Quote: "I don't know, I might be. I just got back from the woods hunting, killing a bunch of stuff... I have no idea. It's the first I'm hearing of it." Guardians Of The Galaxy star Chris Pratt plays down rumours suggesting he has been tipped to take over the INDIANA JONES franchise from Harrison Ford.
Quote: "He caught my eye, not on purpose. He hit me with a boat hook, we were fighting in the end of Patriot Games on this boat and it was very slippery and it was just an accident and I happened to end up on the end of a boat hook." Actor Sean Bean still has a scar near his eye after a fight scene with his Patriot Games co-star Harrison Ford went awry back in 1992.
Quote: "I actually like snakes! When I was young, I was a boy scout nature camp counsellor, and one of our projects was collecting snakes and creating an environment for them, so I'm quite familiar with snakes and think they're fantastic creatures." Harrison Ford tells Reddit.com users he's quite fond of snakes, unlike his Indiana Jones character.
Quote: "I'm quite curious and excited about seeing a new script for Blade Runner if in fact the opportunity would exist to do another. If it's a good script, I would be very anxious to work with Ridley Scott again. He's a very talented and passionate filmmaker, and I think it would be very interesting to revisit the character." Veteran Hollywood star Harrison Ford is keen to revisit the 1992 sci-fi movie for a sequel, as long as the script lives up to his standards.
Quote: "No, I don't keep any memorabilia, I'm not terribly nostalgic and I don't have a lot of things from my movies. And certainly don't have a lot of them around my house. Those are separate worlds for me." Veteran actor Harrison Ford isn't keen on mixing work with his personal life.
Fact: Cameron Diaz is now a neighbour of Harrison Ford and Nicole Kidman after buying a $9 million (£6 million) apartment in New York City's Chelsea district. The luxury property in the Walker Tower boasts three bedrooms, three bathrooms and its own yoga room.
Fact: Celebrated illusionist David Blaine will be playing tricks on the likes of Harrison Ford, singer Katy Perry and rapper Kanye West in their own homes for a new Tv special. Real or Magic will also feature comedian Ricky Gervais, retired soccer superstar David Beckham and former U.S. President George W. Bush and will debut in America on 19 November (13).
Fact: Hollywood star Harrison Ford had U.S. Tv presenter Jimmy Fallon squirming in his seat on Friday (01Nov13) after piercing his ear with a needle on air. The actor donned a white lab coat and purple sterile gloves to perform the procedure on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, before adorning the host with a red, feather earring to match his own.
Quote: "It was five days' work and I was on my way to Indonesia , and it looked like it would be fun to doin Bulgaria on the way, and I'd never worked with Sylvester before... (I'm) just flapping my gums." Harrison Ford on teaming up with Sylvester Stallone and his action pals in The Expendables 3.
Quote: "If I'd worked for all the people that I'm credited with working for, I wouldn't be here tonight. I'd be wealthy enough to ignore acting!" Harrison Ford denies long-running rumours he has used his famous carpentry skills on dozens of movie sets.
Quote: "I'll use my celebrity to get a table at a restaurant or an appointment with the doctor. I'm serious! These are the practical uses of celebrity." Harrison Ford explains how he benefits from fame.
Quote: "Retirement is for old people. I'm still in the business, thank you." Hollywood actor Harrison Ford, 71, has no plans to give up working.
Quote: "Rent money, car payments, kids in school - I have to work." Veteran actor Harrison Ford jokes about the reason why he signed up to join Sylvester Stallone's action-packed The Expendables 3 movie. The Indiana Jones star will replace Bruce Willis in the film franchise.
Fact: Movie veteran Harrison Ford is set to be honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at next month's (Apr13) CinemaCon industry event in Las Vegas. The acting icon joins fellow prizewinners Armie Hammer and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who will receive the respective titles for Male Star of Tomorrow and Breakthrough Filmmaker of the Year.
Fact: Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart stepped out in Sao Paolo, Brazil on Wednesday (20Feb13) to attend a conservation conference. The action star is a long-standing board member of Conservation International, the organisation behind the event.
Fact: Harrison Ford has entered his seventies with a new shorn look - the Star Wars star has gone bald. The ageing movie hunk, who turned 70 on 13 July (12), was spotted at Lax airport in Los Angeles with his wife Calista Flockhart at the weekend (21-22Jul12) sporting a new buzz cut.
Fact: Actor Harrison Ford is celebrating a new milestone on Friday (13Jul12) as he turns 70.
Quote: "I'll use my name to get a table or an appointment with the doctor. These are the practical uses of fame." INDIANA JONES legend Harrison Ford doesn't hesitate to name drop if it means he'll be seated at a better table.
Fact: Harrison Ford is jumping back into the saddle to portray western gunman Wyatt Earp in a movie adaptation of author Allan Collins' 2007 release, Black Hats: A Novel of Wyatt Earp and Al Capone. The story pits the two historical figures against one another in the 1920s. The Indiana Jones star is currently promoting his new movie, sci-fi western Cowboys & Aliens.
Quote: "Do you know how sad it is to be nominated... nominated for an Academy Award and never (win). It's like saying, 'Here's a guy, Harrison Ford, in Cowboys and Aliens, never won nothing!'" Veteran actor Harrison Ford jokes about missing out on the Best Actor Oscar in 1986 for his critically-acclaimed performance in Witness.
Quote: "I rode it so much, that, at the end of the movie, I bought it." Harrison Ford is the proud new owner of the horse he rides in Jon Favreau's new sci-fi western Cowboys & Aliens.
Quote: "He had the f**king job, but he also had an overhanging commitment to (TV network) CBS for Magnum, P.I. and they exercised the option. I just stepped in." Harrison Ford on how he landed Indiana Jones after Tom Selleck had been offered the role.
Quote: "Everybody had to convince me to do this. I didn't get it. This is the kinda movie I always knew that I wanted to do." Harrison Ford admits he had to be sold on new sci-fi western Cowboys & Aliens.
Quote: "I always want my characters to die. I thought Hans Solo should have died at the end of the last Star Wars movie, just because it seemed right for the character. And I’d be happy to make another Indiana Jones movie - but at this point it’s all just rumours." Harrison Ford on killing off adventurer Indiana Jones in one final film.
Quote: "He'll go through a wall at 90 miles per hour and then want to do it again. He's a rare breed of actor-athlete that still wants to do it all." Veteran stuntman Terry Leonard on his friendship with Harrison Ford.
Quote: "I'm not sure that would work - I'm not really a fan (of the Spice Girls). I'd rather do a Jessie J episode. And I'm hoping to convince Harrison Ford to have a cameo." Actor Matthew Morrison would love a tribute to Jessie J, rather than the Spice Girls, in future Glee episodes.
Fact: The sons of actors Gabriel Byrne and Harrison Ford have formed a folk duo called THE DOUGH ROLLERS.
Quote: "You can't fix things because it's cheaper to throw it away. It's made not to be fixed. It's made to be out of date by the time it gets to be fixed, and it's cheaper to get another. It's a change and it doesn't feel like a good one." Harrison Ford is not a fan of today's 'throw away' culture.
Quote: "I've often taken them to France and England and it's something I like to do. There's nothing quite like it to slow your life down and it was just the three of us, Calista and I and Liam and it was really fun. A real pleasure." Ageing action man Harrison Ford enjoys taking his actress wife Calista Flockhart and her son LIAM on relaxing boating vacations in Europe.
Quote: "Um... yeah. He did." Calista Flockhart confirms her husband Harrison Ford wore a pair of jeans at their low-key wedding in June (10).
Quote: "I have no plans to retire. One of the things I like about acting is you just go on to play older guys - not a problem. Most of the people who get on that Greyhound bus to Los Angeles give up and go home." Harrison Ford hopes to continue making movies for as long as possible.
Fact: Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart have bought their first home together as a married couple. The actors, who wed in June (10), recently purchased an estate in Brentwood, Los Angeles for $12.65 million (£8.43 million).
Quote: "I've heard that I've been sending Connery cologne. Can you imagine sending cologne to Sean Connery? Socks maybe." Harrison Ford dismisses reports he's trying to persuade movie icon Connery to return to the big screen as Indiana Jones' father with smelly gifts.
Quote: "I wasn't there near long enough... Whatever any of us have done, there's way more that needs to be done, and figuring out how to really be useful there is the tough part." Harrison Ford on the continued need for relief efforts in earthquake-ravaged Haiti. The actor flew doctors to the Caribbean nation on his personal plane after January's (10) natural disaster, which killed an estimated 230,000 people.
Fact: Harrison Ford was paid $500 (£330) a week for his supporting role in 1973 coming-of-age movie American Graffiti.
Quote: "If there's something that the three of us can agree on then I'd love to do it. George is working on something now, but I haven't really seen anything on paper. We've talked a little bit about it. It would be fun." Harrison Ford is keen to film a fifth installment of his hit INDIANA JONES franchise - as long as both producers George Lucas and Steven Spielberg are on board.
Quote: "I had thought maybe I’d never get to make another cowboy movie. They’re so rare these days, but this was a really intriguing project and I think it’s gonna be very exciting... It’s a real cowboy movie, looks like a cowboy movie, feels like a classic cowboy movie, and then things happen, and then it goes back to being a cowboy movie with this added element..." Harrison Ford is excited about his latest movie project COWBOYS & ALIENS.
Quote: "I went to buy some beer the other day and I got carded. I said, 'I'm 68 years old.' He said, 'Young people complain about being singled out, so we ask everyone to show proof.' I said, 'Take a look at me. Are you kidding?' But he still wanted to see it." Veteran actor Harrison Ford was stunned when he was asked to show identification before buying alcohol.
Fact: Hollywood newlyweds Calista Flockhart and Harrison Ford got into the Halloween spirit this past weekend (30Oct10) when they attended a Hollywood party dressed as Miss Piggy and a nun, respectively.
Quote: "I have dressed up as a pet. It was for Halloween. I dressed as a dog in a hot dog suit. And people said, 'Hey, I know you!' People still recognised me in the suit!" INDIANA JONES star Harrison Ford struggles to disguise himself even in costume.
Tweet: "Dear Harrison Ford, why are you so damn good in Air Force One?" UGLY BETTY star Michael Urie is a huge fan of HARRISON FORD's presidential 1997 role.
Quote: "Those two definitely belong to each other. I'm so happy for them." Calista Flockhart's BROTHERS & SISTERS co-star Gilles Marini is overjoyed for the newly-married actress, who wed longtime boyfriend Harrison Ford last week (ends18Jun10).
Quote: "Charlie's obsessed with INDIANA JONES at the moment. I think it's magnificent, to a degree. I really don't want any more critiques about my abilities and Harrison Ford's abilities. It's kind of starting to p**s me off." Action star Russell Crowe faces film critiques from his six year old son.
Quote: "Steven and George and I are sort of agreed on a germ of an idea and we're seeing what comes of it. The process works like this... we come to some basic agreement and then George goes away for a long time and works on it. Then Steven and I get it in some form, some embryonic form. Then if we like it we start working with George on it and at some point down the line it's ready and we do it." Harrison Ford reveals he's reached an agreement with Steven Spielberg and George Lucas on an idea for the next INDIANA JONES movie.
Quote: "Crashing your plane is like scraping your bumper. One time when I was landing I got caught in a dramatic wind shear, which resulted in about $9,000 worth of damage. That's small change." Harrison Ford isn't bothered about damage to his fleet of aircraft.
Quote: "I like working. It is where I feel useful. I have no plans to cut down. I am happy with what I do. There will be a lot more of me yet, that’s for sure." Harrison Ford has no plans to step out of the limelight at age 67.
Quote: "News or history for us, or Antiques Roadshow." Harrison Ford and longterm partner Calista Flockhart prefer to watch serious programmes rather than action or drama shows.
Quote: "She has all the toys... (but) it wasn't age appropriate for her. She was nine when it came out... I'll put it in the vows and the pre-nup." Harrison Ford, 67, reveals his fiancee, Calista Flockhart, 45, has never seen Star Wars.
Quote: "He thinks I'm the guy in the robe." Harrison Ford's adopted nine-year-old son, Liam, has no idea dad is Han Solo and Indiana Jones.
Quote: "I like doing and I like working. It is where I feel useful. I have no plans to cut down. I am happy with what to do. There will be a lot more of me yet, that's for sure." Harrison Ford, 67, is adamant he'll carry on working into old age.
Quote: "I don't mind doing interviews. I don't mind answering thoughtful questions. But I'm not thrilled about answering questions like 'If you were being mugged, and you had a lightsaber in one pocket and a whip in the other, which would you use?'" Hollywood actor Harrison Ford dismisses rumours he resents talking to the press.
Quote: "I can be grumpy. There was a time in my career when some people might have called me that. It was a combination of fighting for my beliefs and that youthful intensity that scares some people." Harrison Ford on how he was perceived at the start of his career.
Quote: "I'd love to see a development of the relationship between him and his son and him and his new wife. I think it'd be fun." Harrison Ford would love to swing back into action for a fifth INDIANA JONES movie.
Quote: "It's weird that I haven't seen it... but I we lived in a small town and the movie theatre was an hour away." Calista Flockhart has never seen her fiance Harrison Ford in Star Wars.
Quote: "I think that I was making a joke referring to his maturity level. When we first started going out everybody was asking about the age difference and I was like, 'You know, it balances out because I'm much more mature.'" Calista Flockhart is baffled by reports she considers herself more "mature" than her fiance, veteran actor Harrison Ford. At 44, the actress is 22 years Ford's junior.
Quote: "(The) worst thing about the Internet is, anything and everything is up for grabs. I limit my public conversations to once every couple of years, yet all sorts of rubbish has a life of its own in cyberspace." Actor Harrison Ford is hesitant to speak to reporters on a regular basis.
Fact: Hollywood star Harrison Ford dressed up as a pea pod for Halloween (31Oct08), complete with green tights and green facepaint. The INDIANA JONES star was spotted out in Los Angeles with his girlfriend Calista Flockhart, who was dressed as a hippy.
Quote: I like asking for directions (but) I find it a little bit frustrating that most people dont know where they are, or how to give directions anymore. Harrison Ford doesn't like wasting time when he's on his travels.
Fact: Harrison Ford and Mickey Rooney were among the initial cast choices for beloved U.S. sitcom ALL IN THE FAMILY. Rooney passed because he didn't want to play bigoted ARCHIE BUNKER and Ford turned down the role of son-in-law 'MEATHEAD'. The roles eventually went to CARROLL O'CONNOR and When Harry Met Sally director Rob Reiner
Fact: Harrison Ford is set to swap his action hero antics in INDIANA JONES for the role of a doctor in a forthcoming medical drama. The 65-year-old has signed up to star in CROWLEY - based on the true story of a couple whose children suffer from a rare genetic disorder.
Quote: "He's got a lot of balls, HARRISON, to get on a bike with me. I wouldn't get on a bike with me." Actor SHIA LaBEOUF has a lot of respect for his INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL co-star Harrison Ford.
Quote: "I didn't even know who Calista was when I met her, because I never watch TV." INDIANA JONES star Harrison Ford was oblivious to his girlfriend Calista Flockhart's TV background.
Quote: "The only thing I can do better than Harrison Ford is that I can run faster." Actor John Hurt insists he could give his INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL costar FORD a run for his money - despite being three years older than the star.
Quote: "What kind of an idiot goes out in the jungle in a leather jacket?" Harrison Ford is baffled by his character INDIANA JONES' wardrobe.
Quote: "None of them have taken an interest in show business. As long as they find something semi-honest to do." Actor Harrison Ford reveals his four children have no desire to follow in their dad's action-hero footsteps.
Quote: "All I'm doing is kissing ass and lying to people." Harrison Ford explains his Cannes Film Festival duties.
Quote: "My brain does not relax. I am obsessed by details and have to stop myself slipping into obsessive compulsive disorder. It is part of my behaviour, I am afraid." Hollywood legend Harrison Ford can't help worrying.
Quote: "I've been promised a scarf." Harrison Ford is looking forward to his winter treat from INDIANA JONES + THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL co-star Karen Allen, who runs a knitwear business in Massachusetts when she isn't acting.
Quote: "I don't play heroes; I play men with dilemmas." Actor Harrison Ford refuses to see his character INDIANA JONES as an action hero.
Quote: "My father would watch Harrison take a punch or get thrown through a window and say, 'He's the Man!'" Actor SHIA LaBEOUF admits his admiration for his INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL co-star Harrison Ford started with his father when he was young.
Quote: "It was 80 days of shooting. I had one day off. But it flew by." Veteran actor Harrison Ford admits filming INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL was hard work, but he enjoyed every minute of it.
Quote: "The first time I met Harrison (Ford) we were on an Air Force base doing a stunt and vehicle training. He arrived in a big chopper, and everyone stopped what they were doing. He got out of the helicopter, pulled a whip out of the glove box and proceeded to pull a sword out of a man's hand using the whip. He then introduced himself to everyone." Actor Shia LaBeouf reveals his action-packed first meeting with INDIANA JONES star Harrison Ford.
Quote: "HARRISON is a geezer. Pretty straight. Fit as a butcher's dog. Bit introverted. Loves to tell a joke. Doesn't tell 'em well." Ray Winstone on his INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL co-star Harrison Ford.
Quote: "Someone told me when I was cast that I was the same age as when Harrison Ford did the first INDIANA JONES." Robert Downey Jr. on playing IRON MAN at 43.
Quote: "They said that I couldn't tie a bow tie. Well, let me tell you: I can tie a bow tie... It just takes me a while, that's all - about a half-hour or so." Harrison Ford on the criticism his SABRINA character's wardrobe received.
Quote: "The important thing is the leather jacket still fits." Harrison Ford confirms he is still up for his action role in INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL.
Quote: "I told SEAN, `I'm getting old enough to play my own father, so we don't need him anymore.'" Harrison Ford on Sean Connery's decision not to play INDIANA JONES' father in the fourth installment of the film franchise.
Quote: "That goes with me. I don't wanna see this in some porno film." Harrison Ford insisted upon taking the chest hair waxed off him during a wacky new public service announcement about the evils of global deforestation with him.
Quote: "I stand to make hundreds and hundreds of dollars." Harrison Ford jokes about the fortune he's likely to make if his latest INDIANA JONES film is a hit.
Fact: The marketing and productions costs for the fourth INDIANA JONES movie are so high that the summer blockbuster, INDIANA JONES + THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL, will have to make $400 million (GBP200 million) at the box office before filmmakers Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and Harrison Ford get paid, according to a new Los Angeles Times report.
Quote: "Kick back and work for Scotland's freedom? I don't think I'll make that same choice... I'm still having as much fun and taking as much pleasure, and I'm as intellectually stimulated by the process, as I ever was." Harrison Ford has no plans to join his INDIANA JONES + THE LAST CRUSADE co-star SIR Sean Connery in retirement. Connery refused to come out of retirement to play Ford's onscreen father in the upcoming fourth Indiana Jones film.
Quote: "Kick back and work for Scotland's freedom? I don't think I'll make that same choice... I'm still having as much fun and taking as much pleasure, and I'm as intellectually stimulated by the process, as I ever was." Harrison Ford has no plans to join his INDIANA JONES + THE LAST CRUSADE co-star SIR Sean Connery in retirement. Connery refused to come out of retirement to play Ford's onscreen father in the upcoming fourth Indiana Jones film.
Quote: "I stay away from fistfights. Anytime I've been in one, I've broken a bone in my hand or finger." Harrison Ford insists he's nothing like his movie action hero INDIANA JONES when it comes to physical combat.
Quote: "It's exactly the same costume. It was made for me 20 years ago and it fits me now. It feels good." Harrison Ford insists the outfit he wears in the new INDIANA JONES movie is the same one he first donned as the movie adventurer.
Fact: The driver Harrison Ford used to get around while making the latest INDIANA JONES movie was the same guy Tom Hanks counted on behind the wheel for another Steven Spielberg film, The Terminal.
Quote: "I'd like to be GEORGE W. Bush, and boy, I'd get a lot done. You'd remember me for a long, long time." Harrison Ford would like to be step into the U.S. President's shoes for a day.
Quote: "It's jobs for older actors. It keeps us off the streets." Harrison Ford on why famous characters including Rambo, Die Hard's John MCClane and Indiana Jones have all been granted big-screen comebacks.
Quote: "I just thought HAN SOLO was a little dumb and not self-aware. If he's a space cowboy, he ain't from Brokeback Mountain." Harrison Ford isn't a fan of his Star Wars character.
Quote: "HAN SOLO gives me an Oscar. I get something stuck in my eye and am widely interpreted as weeping. Yeah, like I would cry in that situation... I'm tough." Writing in U.S. magazine Entertainment Weekly, DIABLO CODY recalls the moment Harrison Ford presented her with the Best Original Screenplay Oscar for JUNO.
Quote: "I love the freedom of flight. I love the places you go. I love seeing the world from an airplane." Celebrity pilot Harrison Ford on his love for flying.
Quote: "He is as my own. I love him very, very much. It's a great joy to watch him grow up." Harrison Ford on raising partner Calista Flockhart's seven-year-old adopted son LIAM as his own.
Quote: "My body is fine. It really was not an issue." Harrison Ford, 65, insists he was physically in shape for upcoming sequel INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL.
Fact: Harrison Ford was an odd choice for the Lifetime Achievement prize at the 45th annual ICG Publicist Awards on Tuesday (05Feb08) - he hasn't had a publicist for 40 years.
Fact: Harrison Ford has offered some cheer to striking Writers Guild of America members in Los Angeles. He recently stopped by Warner Bros. studio to drop off a box full of hand and feet warmers for cold picketers. He told the banner-wavers, "I'm too old to march, but I have something for you all."
Fact: Actor Harrison Ford will be honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the International Cinematography Guild's 45th annual Publicist Awards in Los Angeles in February (08).
Quote: "Bruce Willis would have probably knocked out the vampires with a punch to the jaw. Harrison Ford would have gotten clobbered and responded with a witty line before shooting them... I use an axe to chop their heads off." Josh Hartnett on killing the undead in new film 30 DAYS OF NIGHT.
Quote: "As a young girl... you want to kiss Harrison Ford, but I wanted to be him. I wanted to be INDIANA JONES and have those adventures." Cate Blanchett admits starring in the new Indiana Jones movie is the next best thing to being the character.
Quote: "He's doing them, he just has a few more ice packs and a few more massages." Kathleen Kennedy, co-executive producer of the forthcoming INDIANA JONES sequel, assures fans Harrison Ford is still every inch the action man - the 65-year-old is still doing his own stunts.
Fact: Ageing action star Harrison Ford celebrated his 65th birthday on Friday (13Jul07) on the set of the fourth Indiana Jones film in Hawaii. Ford was 38 when he first played the intrepid archaeologist.
Fact: British comic JUSTIN LEE COLLINS is set to scour America on BRING BACK STAR WARS, a TV special attempting to reunite Star Wars veterans Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill for a celebration of the legendary sci-fi film.
Quote: "It's not true. He's way too old for me." Calista Flockhart insists she won't be playing real-life boyfriend Harrison Ford's love interest in INDIANA JONES 4.
Quote: "I'm delighted to be back in business with my old friends. I don't know if the pants still fit, but I know the hat will." Sixty-four-year-old Harrison Ford on reprising his role as INDIANA JONES and reuniting with Steven Spielberg and George Lucas.
Quote: "What are you gonna do? We were stuck in security, so you just gotta go with the flow." Calista Flockhart explains why she and partner Harrison Ford arrived 20 minutes late to the Emmy Awards on Sunday (27AUG06).
Fact: Harrison Ford, who is part-Russian, was honoured at the Russian Nights Festival in Los Angeles on Saturday night (08APR06). The movie star was recognised for excellence in world cinema.
Quote: "It's a little bit of cheapness and a little bit of lack of vanity." Movie star Harrison Ford on the joy of accepting his senior citizen's discount.
Fact: Harrison Ford has written the foreword for a new book tribute to late motorbiking legend INDIAN LARRY DESMEDT. The INDIANA JONES star was a friend of the biker, who died two years ago. The new book, INDIAN LARRY, features photos of the iconic cyclist and artist taken by top celebrity snapper Timothy White.
Quote: "I can't decide between (UN Secretary-General) Kofi Annan and Brad Pitt." Harrison Ford reveals his 'identity theft' dilemma.
Quote: <p>"There's a bit of butt sniffing and crotch scratching... I wouldn't want it any other way." Harrison Ford on the territorial dance he performs with young co-stars. </p>
Quote: <p>"I threw that man through a window seven times, and each time he landed on his head. Harrison would get up...(and) I would throw him through it again. Harrison is one tough son of a bitch." Actor Paul Bettany on his Firewall co-star Harrison Ford. </p>
Quote: <p>"They used to be able to get me to the point where I wanted to grab somebody, and then I realised it's really not worth it at all." Harrison Ford admits paparazzi used to anger him. </p>
Quote: <p>"I do running, jumping and falling down. I don't do stunts. Stunts are high falls, fire gigs and car crashes." Harrison Ford. </p>