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Harrison Ford has played some of Hollywood\u2019s most iconic roles, but these days, the 83-year-old actor is talking less about space adventures or Indiana Jones and more about what really matters: love, marriage, and family.<\/p>\n

During a recent appearance on NPR\u2019s “Wild Card with Rachel Martin,” Ford reflected on the lessons he\u2019s learned about relationships. \u201cOld people can love, too,\u201d he said with a smile. \u201cYou know, you think about falling in love and all of that business, you think it\u2019s the business of youth or something, you know, and staying in love is the issue. Maintaining, nurturing, basically, not f—— up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ford admitted that marriage takes intentional effort every day, agreeing with Martin that love must be tended to like a garden. He also joked, \u201csome days off for bad behavior\u201d help keep things balanced.<\/p>\n

Ford met his wife, actress Calista Flockhart, at the Golden Globe Awards in 2002. He was 59; she was 38. The two tied the knot in June 2010 in New Mexico. \u201cIf you ask me, I would say all my life,\u201d Ford said when asked how long he\u2019s been married. \u201cI got married the first time at 23 years of age\u2014should be illegal.\u201d<\/p>\n

The actor was first married to Mary Marquardt from 1964 to 1979, and later to screenwriter Melissa Mathison from 1983 to 2004. But Ford has never stopped believing in love. \u201cI\u2019m just like everybody else,\u201d he shared. \u201cI love being in love.\u201d<\/p>\n

Back in 2003, he told Hello!<\/em> magazine, \u201cRomantic love is one of the most exciting and fulfilling kinds of love, and I think there is a potential for it at any stage of your life. I was not surprised that I was able to fall in love, and I wasn’t surprised that I did.\u201d<\/p>\n

When Ford married Flockhart, he also adopted her son Liam, whom she had welcomed in 2001. He told Reader\u2019s Digest in 2008 that he admired her courage in becoming a single parent: \u201cIt is an awesome responsibility to take, and I was happy to now have a part to play in it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s brought a child back into my home,\u201d he added. \u201cMy youngest, other than Liam, is 17. It\u2019s a wonderful opportunity to be part of a child\u2019s growing up, which is always an endless springtime. You see the blossoming and the growing and the nurturing and the payoff.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ford also has four older children from his previous marriages. Through it all, he and Flockhart have remained a strong team, often appearing side by side at red-carpet events. When he accepted the Career Achievement Award at the Critics Choice Awards in 2024, Ford made sure to thank her for being the steady anchor in his life. \u201cSupporting me when I need a lot of support,\u201d he said, adding with humility, \u201cAnd I need a lot of support.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even as Ford continues to act, he admits his priorities have shifted. He recently earned his first Emmy nomination for “Shrinking,” a comedy series he called \u201cthe best job I\u2019ve ever had.\u201d Why? Because it allows him to stay close to home. \u201cI live half an hour away. I go home and I sleep in my own bed. I\u2019m in the same town as my wife and children and I\u2019m doing really smart, intelligent storytelling with incredibly talented people.\u201d<\/p>\n

Looking back on years of jet-setting movie shoots, Ford said, \u201cIt was great to be traveling the world making big a– movies, but I didn\u2019t find it fulfilling.\u201d These days, what matters most is simple: \u201cI like my family. I like my house. I like to be home and I can be home and have this great job.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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