1. hates donald trump
2. got his ear pierced at claires because why not
3. legit asks people to beat him up in action scenes EVEN NOW AS AN OLD MAN
4. is arguably one of the most iconic star wars characters yet couldnt give less of a crap abt star wars
5. the universe tried to kill him (or at least permanently incapacitate him) twice in 2015 and it only mildly inconvenienced him
6. flies helicopters in search and rescue missions
7. was in his 40s for the majority of the indiana jones series which is insane when you think about all the stunts involved
8. quote āthe director yells cut and harrison cracks open a beer and then builds a fucking shedā
9. arguably sexy
10. points angrily and its super effective
11. is just a really sweet person 12. no really my dad worked with him on firewall as the tech advisor and he was just a really swell guy 13. got my momās birth date from my dad and sent her flowers 14. he sent my mom flowers for her birthday 15. he didnāt even know her he just wanted to be sweet
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When he was asked to be in Jimmy KimmelāsĀ āIām Fucking Ben Affleckā video, in which he pulled up alongside them in a car and gave Jimmy a little wink and an air-kiss, when he showed up at the set he looked kind of put out. Kimmel was afraid he wasnāt down with what they were asking. But he just said,Ā āI donāt know, this wardrobeā¦donāt you have anything meshĀ that I could wear?ā
When he was filming āWitnessā he rented a small farm from a friend of mine. At the end of the filming my friend went and checked out the property as usual. He noticed the barn door had been leveled so it no longer would swing open on itās own. Went into the house and saw the closets had been redone, in the kitchen the cabinets had been replaced and all the drawers now opened really well. Turns out that there were thousands of dollars of work and materials put into fixing up everything at the place.
My friend called Ford and asked him how much he was asking for the work. Ford told him doing that kind of thing helped him relax and stay sane when he was filming. Would not take a dime. Plus he paid for a new water heater and got the sewage system cleaned out.
And he paid rent to live there the entire time.
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My step sister was driving through Wyoming once, near Fordās ranch. She stops for gas, and as sheās filling up, this huge motorcycle roars in behind her, scared the pants off her. The rider, dressed in all black steps off, and she yells at him āwho do you think you are blasting in here like that, you Darth Vader looking motherfucker?ā. He takes off the helmet, and itās Harrison Ford, and without missing a beat he says
āHey! Iām not Darth Vader, Iām Luke Skywalkerā
From the co-production designer on The Force Awakens, Darren Gilford:
āThe Millennium Falcon was the first thing we were actually building. I had been in London and I came home back to L.A. for Christmas. So I go to Sports Chalet to do some last-minute shopping; I get there early, run to the back of the store, get what I need. Iām coming back through the store, and I just happen to pass this person holding up a pair of ski pants, and itās Harrison Ford. I look at him, he looks at me and puts his head right down. I can tell he doesnāt want to be bothered; Iām sure from the look on my face he knew I knew who he was.Ā
So I walk past him, and after about 10 feet I think, āIf thereās ever a time to say hello to Harrison Ford, Iām building the Millennium Falcon!ā So I turn around very hesitantly and go, āHarrison, Iām sorry to bother you. Iām co-production designer on the new Star Wars, Iām just back from London, and Iāve been building the Falcon.āĀ A big smile came across his face, he put his hand out, and we had such a great conversation ā he couldnāt have been sweeter.Ā
As Iām walking away, he goes, āDarren!ā and calls me back. He goes, āThe toggle switches.ā I go, āToggle switches.ā He goes, āThe toggle switches on the Falcon. When they built it the first time, they bought cheap toggle switches without any springs in them. Every time I threw a toggle switch, it fell back; it wouldnāt hold. It drove me crazy. Please, make sure the toggle switches are fixed this time.ā I go, āNo problem! Iāll take care of it!āĀ
So months go by, Iām back in London, weāre getting close [to principal photography], and I get a phone call saying J.J.ās headed down to check out the cockpit, and Harrisonās with him. I run down there and I see J.J. in the passenger seat and Harrison in the pilot seat. Theyāre just giddy; theyāre having so much fun. And then I see Harrison look up, and he just starts throwing all the toggle switches: boom, boom, boom, boom. [Laughs.] And I remember thinking, āPhew, minor victory. Take solace in that and move on. Next task.ā Thatās my favorite story.ā
HARRISON FORD SMILES WHEN MEETING CREW MEMBERS AND IS A NERD FOR FUNCTIONING PRODUCTION DESIGN
Donāt forget about his Halloween costumes
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I don’t get why people hate immigrants so much… Like they’re literally just… People… From another location….
My partner is an immigrant from the UK and still holds his citizenship. At a recent event, an acquaintance talked about how many “immigrants” get jobs over “Canadians” and they shouldn’t allowed to be management (which my partner is). My partner reaches across the table and goes “Hi, immigrant here!” and she goes “Oh I didn’t mean immigrants like you…” And you can so tell they just mean “brown people” or “Asian people” but they pretend it’s about jobs and shit.
