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Hollywood icon Harrison Ford Is no stranger to awards, but his first Emmy nomination has thought about what really drives him.
The legendary actor spoke to Fox News Digital at a telephoto event in the red carpet in Los Angeles about his Emmy nod and what his passion for Hollywood has developed.
“It’s nice, I appreciate the attention and I appreciate … the suggestion,” Ford said about his nomination for outstanding sub -actors in a comedy series for his work in “Shrinkle”.
“It’s gratifying, but my real pleasure is in work.”
Harrison Ford reflects his first Emmy nomination at 83 and emphasizes that his true pleasure is more of work itself than from the award and recognition of awards. (Maya Dehlin Spach/Filmmagic/Getty Images)
The 83-year-old actor, whose decades of career famous roles in “Indiana Jones” and includes “Star Wars”, “ Is not one that is stuck in awards and awards. Instead, the thrill has always been in the craft. And despite a career that extends over 50 years, he is still driven as always.
The experienced Hollywood veteran talked about what motivates him in the industry and explains that what he loves is “the secret of it”.
“What will happen, who will do what – it is fascinating to be alive, and the stuff we do is so demanding that you are really afraid to do nothing.”
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Regardless of whether he plays in “shrinkage” or another big Hollywood project, Ford emphasized that the thrill of the stranger is driving his passion.
“The day has passed pretty quickly,” said Ford, when he explained that he felt energetic about the fast -moving nature of the industry. “I don’t like to know what will happen. It’s very exciting.”
Ford was accompanied by his “shrinking” co-star Jessica Williams on the red carpet, who approved his assessment and said: “I like that too. I like not knowing what will happen. It is very exciting.”
He also confirmed and recognized the authors of the show that he continued to press him as Hollywood.
(LR) Jessica Williams, Harrison Ford, Jason Segel and Michael Urie visit the Apple TV+ shrinking panel at telephoto. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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“I like to have writers that they trust. They helped me to extend my range,” he explained Fox News Digital.
In the meantime, his co-star Williams was on the “shrinking” wrap party, which lasted until 3 a.m.
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When Fox News Digital asked whether he could still hang with the party, Ford flashed a mischievous grin and joked: “It has already happened.”
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At the beginning of Ford’s acting career, he was informed that he had no future in Hollywood.
According to a Hollywood manager in the 1960s, Ford would never be a well -known name.
Last month Ford said when he got his debut role in “Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round”, he earned $ 150 a week and was treated accordingly.
Harrison Ford previously known how early in his career, a film manager suggested changing his name. (JC Olivera/Variety about Getty Images)
“At that time I was under contract for Columbia Pictures for $ 150 per week and the respect that implies it. I was called to the office of the head of the new talent program, and he told me that I had no future in business,” said Ford to diversity.
He explained that the talent manager in Columbia Pictures told him that he should change his look and name.
“And then he asked me to have my hair cut like Elvis Presley. That I didn’t go along.”
Ford’s decades of career includes famous roles in “Indiana Jones” and “Star Wars”. (CBS)
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“He thought that ‘Harrison Ford’ was too pretentious for a young man,” said the actor.
Although he is undoubtedly one of the most famous leading men in Hollywood’s history, he said that he had never expected the fame he would reach or necessarily desired.
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Janelle Ash from Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
