Harrison Ford has admitted that he wants to appear old in the next 'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny'. The 80-year-old actor, who was open about balancing his professional and personal life, plays the archaeologist for the fifth time in the film. According to him, this will be the renowned archaeologist's final appearance in a movie.
Ford, who is regarded as an American cultural icon and the highest-earning actor, has portrayed the lead character in a variety of film genres. The 80-year-old spoke candidly about shooting his fifth and final film as a famed archaeologist in the upcoming June 30 release 'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny', saying he wanted to look old. He initially said in an interview with Total Film, "This is the final film in the series, and this is the last time I’ll play the character. I anticipate that it will be the last time that he appears in a film."
'Leave me alone, I'm an old man'
The icon also stated that he preached to the film's stunt team when they attempted to assist him in dismounting from a horse. Harrison remembered in an interview with Esquire, "I thought, 'What the f**k?' Like I was being attacked by gropers. I look down and there's three stunt guys there making sure I didn't fall off the stirrup. They said, 'Oh, we were just afraid because we thought, you know, and bah bah bah bah.' And I said, "Leave me the f**k alone... Leave me alone, I'm an old man getting off a horse and I want it to look like that!'"
'I wanted an ambitious movie to be the last one'
Harrison admitted that he intended to make an "ambitious" movie as a way of saying goodbye to the beloved Indy. He revealed, "I wanted an ambitious movie to be the last one. And I don't mean that we didn't make ambitious movies before—they were ambitious in many different ways. But not necessarily as ambitious with the character as I wanted the last one to be."
Ford is aware that, despite having one of the most accomplished acting careers of all time and approximately 100 credits to his name over nearly 60 years, his commitment to his profession might have come at the expense of his personal life. "I can tell you this: If I’d been less successful, I’d probably be a better parent," Ford replied with frank candor.
