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It doesn't matter to me whether I go back to outer space or not [while acting]. The job's the same and I don't have any sort of genre preferences. I'm looking for a good story and a good character, whether earthbound or not.

Harrison Ford

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Harrison Ford
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: July 13
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