Harrison Ford Says He Wants to ‘Stop Working’ and Do These 2 Things Instead

Mar. 15, 2025

Harrison Ford on Jan. 30.Photo:Mike Marsland/WireImage

Mike Marsland/WireImage

Harrison Fordis contemplating life after acting.

Asked what’s next in his career in a Feb. 5 video interview with theWall Street Journal, Ford, 82, admitted he’s ready to “stop working” on camera.

After those projects? Ford has two activities in mind. “I’d like to spend more time flying,” said the airplane pilot. “I’d like to spend more time with my family at home.”

Harrison Ford in 2024.Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty

Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty

Ford is afather of five, including his adoption ofCalista Flockhart’s son Liam. He has been with theAlly McBealstar since 2002 andmarriedsince 2010.

As theIndiana Jonesstar concluded to theWall Street Journal, “I have things in my life outside of movies.”

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One big movie, however, is next on the horizon. Costarring withAnthony MackieinCaptain America: Brave New World, Ford plays U.S. President Thaddeus Ross, taking over theMarvel Cinematic Universerole from the late William Hurt.

“I’ve always wanted to work in different genres for different audiences,” he said of joining a comic book superhero movie. “When I have seen the Marvel movies that I’ve seen — I haven’t seen that many of them — I watched some really wonderful actors have a really good time. And I thought, hey, why not give me a piece of that?”

Harrison Ford in ‘Captain America: Brave New World’.MARVEL

MARVEL

Spoiler alert: Ford didn’t know when signing on that his character would also “turn into the Red Hulk,” he said in hisWSJ. Magazineinterview. “Well, it’s like life,” he added. “You only get so far in the kit until the last page of the instructions is missing.”

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Captain America: Brave New Worldis in theaters Feb. 14. The second season of1923premieres on Paramount+ on Feb. 23. For his performance in creator-star Jason Segel’sShrinking, Ford is currently nominated for aCritics Choice Awardand twoScreen Actors Guild Awards.

source: people.com