The 'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny' actor remembers being asked by Elton John as to why he hadn't told his life story in a book despite his decades-spanning career.
- June 12, 2023
AceShowbiz - Harrison Ford made Sir Elton John disappointed when he said he wouldn't write an autobiography. The "Star Wars" legend was asked by the "Your Song" hitmaker - who released his own memoir "Me" in 2019 - as to why he hadn't penned his life story yet and the 76-year-old singer wasn't happy with the actor's answer that he "didn't want to tell the truth."
"I said, 'I thought about it, but I decided I'm not going to do it, because I didn't want to tell the truth,' " Harrison told Esquire magazine when recalling the meeting.
"And I saw the disappointment on his face - Elton's a pretty genuine guy, you know. I wanted to mollify him, so I said, 'But I didn't want to lie, either.' So that's the reason I'm not writing a book, because I don't want to tell the truth, and I don't want to lie."
The "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny" actor "accepts" all his flaws, including the fact he thinks he would have been a better father to his children - Benjamin, 57, and Willard, 54, from his marriage to Mary Marquardt; Malcolm, 36, and Georgia, 33, with late ex-wife Melissa Mathison; and 22-year-old Liam, who he has with wife Calista Flockhart - if he had been less successful in his career.
He said, "I can tell you this, If I'd been less successful, I'd probably be a better parent... I think that's tantamount to 'I know who the f*** I am.' Which I still get s*** about from my wife, like I don't take mental health seriously. I do take mental health seriously."
"I was trying to say, as I explained to her, It's that I accommodate all of the flaws that people go to psychiatrists to accommodate, because I accept my flaws. I accept my flaws and my failures - I don't accept them, I own them. And certainly the more constant gardener is the better parent, and I've been out of town, up my own a**, for most of my life."
Harrison is a keen pilot and insisted flying his plane is just as important to him as his acting career. He said, "I will not be buried under a stone that says actor. For me, flying is as important a part of my life as my business. It's not like playing golf."
