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Harrison Ford: time to start acting my age

01 March 2010 [12:22] - TODAY.AZ
Movie star Harrison Ford has spoken about his relationship with Hollywood as he approaches his 70s and vowed: "I don't want to be a pain in the ass".
The Indiana Jones legend told of his plans for the future as he spoke to Sky's showbiz correspondent Steve Hargrave about his new film Extraordinary Measures .

The movie is a race-against-time thriller in which a desperate father sacrifices everything to find a cure for a rare disease afflicting his children.

Ford plays a disgruntled scientist who works for a biotech organisation set up by the dad to find a treatment. The story has been adapted from a 2003 Wall Street Journal story and a follow-up book.

Ford said he spent years researching the character of his character, Robert Stonehill.

"What's interesting about Stonehill is that he is the very definition of unlikable - almost callous," the actor told Sky.

"For me, especially with the age range of characters I can play, it's a worthwhile investment of my time.

"I can continue to feed opportunistically and find things to do. I have a film coming out in July [the romantic comedy Morning Glory] that [I] had nothing to do with."

But Ford said he prefers to be involved in the film's creative process.

"I guess I'm more interested in having a more hands-on approach than simply being a gun for hire.

"I don't do it just for myself. I'm interested in making films that will give the people who see them an entertainment experience that's satisfying.

"That's the way I work. When it comes to options - I'm 67-years-old. The option is to play those things that are age-appropriate.

What's interesting about Stonehill is that he is the very definition of unlikable - almost callous.

"That's just a demographic reality of the business. I'm clearly not 35 anymore. I haven't been 35 for a long time. That's ok.

"It's always been my ambition and my understanding that whatever the state of the movie business is, the key is being useful.

"It means being useful to work, useful to the process, useful as an actor - not a pain in the ass."

The film is inspired by the story of John Crowley who quit his job as a financial consultant to try and help his two children, Megan and Patrick. He raised millions in venture capital to start a biotech firm to find a cure for the pair.

They suffered from the rare Pompe disease, which rendered them so weak they could barely breathe, much less move.


/Sky News/
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