{"id":27248,"date":"2023-08-04T09:42:17","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T13:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=27248"},"modified":"2023-08-09T13:08:07","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T17:08:07","slug":"dennis-quaid-reveals-how-his-faith-helped-him-with-addiction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2023\/08\/dennis-quaid-reveals-how-his-faith-helped-him-with-addiction.html","title":{"rendered":"Dennis Quaid Reveals How His Faith Helped Him With Addiction"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Actor Dennis Quaid recently discussed how his faith saved him from his struggles with drug addiction. Quaid, who’s starred in movies like “The Day After Tomorrow” and “I Can Only Imagine,” sat down in an interview with People Magazine<\/em> <\/a>where he discussed his career, life, and new gospel album, “Fallen: A Gospel Record for Sinners.”<\/p>\n

Quaid said he grew up in a Baptist church but fell into a cocaine addiction as he got older, as reported by GodTube<\/a>. He told Women’s World <\/em>that he got baptized at nine years old at the same time as his older brother, actor and comedian Randy Quaid, who starred in “Independence Day.” Quaid said of his brother, “He was 12; I remember Randy’s assistant baseball coach came over and talked to him about being baptized.”<\/p>\n

Despite his addiction, the “Parent Trap” actor embarked on a spiritual journey where he read books from various religious backgrounds. He said, “I started reading the Bible again, but I also read the Bhagavad Gita. I read the Dhammapada. I read the Koran. And I went back, and I read the Bible again, for, like, the second or third time. And I was really struck by the red words of Jesus.” In response, Quaid started developing a personal relationship with Jesus.<\/p>\n

In addition to his faith, Quaid discussed his three children and how much he loves being a father, adding that he comes off as a “dorky dad.” He also explained how his relationship with his wife, Laura, differs from previous relationships in his life. He said, “Laura’s the love of my life. We have a bond with one another that I never had with anybody else before. Yeah, God is in the relationship, for one thing, which I’ve never had a relationship like that before.”<\/p>\n