Dennis Quaid celebrated his 70th birthday on April 9, but he didn't opt for a big party to commemorate the milestone.
“It was a little quiet at home. My wife put together little videos of all the people I know and love. [and they said] “There's something nice about me because there was a camera,” he told Fox News Digital with a smile.
“That was really sweet. It really, really was. It was a little bit like being at your own funeral,” she added, laughing.
Quaid, who stars in and produced his new film “The Long Game” with his wife, Laura Savoie, did not reveal who wished him well, but said there were some surprise appearances.
Dennis Quaid revealed that his wife, Laura Savoie, prepared video messages for his 70th birthday, but joked that “it was a bit like being at your own funeral.” (Brenton Ho/Variety via Getty Images)
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“Yes, I was speechless at some point.[s]”It was really sweet, people I hadn't seen in years,” she said.
With 70 years of life and almost 50 years in Hollywood behind him, Quaid is happier than ever with his life.
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When asked if there was any specific role he still wanted to play, he said, “No. I take everything as it comes. The characters seem to find me. The only strategy I had was to do so many different types of roles.” possible roles. And I think I've been pretty good at doing that.”
He continued: “I enjoy it more now than ever, more than when I started. I still feel those butterflies and I feel very lucky to be able to do it. And now I'm not trying to get anywhere or be anything; I just do it because I love it.” .
Quaid said he still feels “butterflies” about his career and enjoys it “now more than ever.” (Corey Nickols/Getty Images for IMDb)
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The “Parent Trap” star joked that she remains strong through “many humiliating experiences” and, in fact, would advise her younger self to “take it easy.”
“There are many things that I [would have] done differently, but I wouldn't think to go back and do it because everyone has to make a mistake the first time,” Quaid said. “And it just happens to everyone. If it weren't that, it would be something else. So, I coulda, woulda, shoulda, if only; “That's not a way to live.”
Quaid pulls double duty in his new film, “The Long Game,” not only as a star but also as a producer through the production company he founded with Savoie.
Based on a true story and the book “Mustang Miracle” by Humberto G. García, “The Long Game” tells the story of a group of young Mexican-American teenagers who work as caddies on a golf course and decide to get started in the game. game. themselves, despite racial barriers that prevented them from playing in most places, including the country club where they worked.
“Now I enjoy it more than ever, more than when I started. I still feel those butterflies and I feel very lucky to be able to do it. And now I'm not trying to get anywhere or be anything; I just do it because I love it.”
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“I already play golf only once a day, so that part [I] “I didn't have to work very hard,” Quaid joked. “The preparation was more about the story and the script, getting it right and helping my director, Julio Quintana, who was so talented.”
“They were caddies there, they loved playing golf, but they couldn't play at this country club because of the color of their skin. It was a time of segregation, so they built their own golf course in the desert.
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“It was a hole, and they had like nine ways to get to it, and that's where they learned to play, on their own; they had so much passion for it,” he explained.
The boys form a team at their high school, but have a hard time participating in tournaments and playing on fields, and that's where Quaid's character comes into play.
Quaid appears with the cast and director of “The Long Game” at a screening in Hollywood this month. (JC Olivera/Getty Images)
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He was a country club pro and “became the white face that [let] “Lo and behold, they won this Texas state championship in their first year at the country club where they couldn't play.”
“If you dream that [as] A fictional story, it's incredible. “You wouldn't believe it, but it's true and it can't be denied,” Quaid added.
The Texas-born star feels the story is still “very relevant” to today's world.
“I think it's important for these times to look back and see where we were,” Quaid said.
Quaid said the film remains “very relevant” to audiences because it reminds people of where the country once was with regards to racism and how “we've come a long way.” (Getty Images)
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He continued: “You know, I remember separate bathrooms, separate places to sit in the movie theater, separate drinking fountains, all kinds of things. You know, that was just weird. But it's important for people to know who was born after a certain age.” time that that happened, and also to see how far we have come. “We've come a long way and I think it's important to hold on to our history.”
“And I think it is [an] The important thing in this melting pot, so many cultures that we have here, we're all Americans, but it's important to hold on to our roots and all those different cultures, because that's what makes us great and strong.”
“The Long Game” is now in theaters nationwide.
