Dennis Quaid

Dennis Quaid On Fortitude And Why He Now Wants To Do Comedy

... Dennis Quaid as fisherman Michael Lennox in Fortitude. Quaid, 62, a super keen golfer, says he had no hesitation about accepting the role of Lennox in the second series, which also stars new cast members Michelle Fairley (Game Of Thrones), Parminder Nagra (The Blacklist), Robert Sheehan (Misfits) and Ken Stott (The Missing). READ MORE. * Fortitude cast's polar attraction. "I watched the first season all at once and was so taken by the story and I just wanted to be a part of it. It was an easy yes for me.". The actor, who has starred in such memorable Hollywood movies as The Right Stuff, The Big Easy, Enemy Mine, Great Balls Of Fire!, Wyatt Earp, Frequency, Any Given Sunday and Far From Heaven, reveals that his character in Fortitude, "Has always been living on the island. He is a fisherman. His wife is dying of Lou Gehrig's disease and his whole quest is to save her.". But when pressed for further revelations about the plot, Quaid's lips are sealed. Despite having to work in a remote, storm-tossed location, Quaid did not let this prevent him from indulging his passion for golf. "I did play there," ...

Dennis Quaid On Fortitude And Surviving Drugs, Tragedy And Three Marriages

... they almost didn’t make it as babies in 2007 after they were given an adult dose of bloodthinners instead of an infant dose, three times within 18 hours. The packaging for both medicines was too similar: “A nurse was actually teaching another nurse about safety with medicine and without looking at the bottle gave the twins the wrong dose.” Quaid became an international advocate for patient safety as a consequence, appearing before Congress, making films and speaking in public. Quaid was brought up as a Southern Baptist and had the full baptism immersion experience, “which was probably my first time on stage”. His maternal grandfather, George Jordan, came to Texas in a covered wagon in 1903, became a preacher in a tent and went from near-impoverishment to being worth two million dollars in a period of two months: when his second wife’s father died, he bought his late father-in-law’s land, ...

Optimism And Luck In Abundance

... addicted at the time.”. How did he hide it from her? “Well, addicts are really good at hiding things.”. Since then he’s been a clean and reliable box office star who’s been known to stir up Oscar talk now and again. “I really don’t, I can’t pay attention to it,” he said. “Sure, it’s nice to win awards and all that. It’s nice that people recognize what you do or whatever. That’s nice. But it’s not the be-all or the end-all. So says the guy who doesn’t have an Oscar!”. Oscar or not, he’s the first to admit how lucky he’s been. In 2007 Quaid and Kimberly Buffington nearly lost their newborn twins when hospital staff gave them an overdose of blood thinners. Miraculously, the babies survived. “You appreciate life when you go through something like that,” Quaid said. “Good thing we had a happy ending, that’s really what I say. Thank God we had a happy ending.”. The twins, Thomas ...

What Time Is Fortitude Season 2 On Sky Atlantic Tonight? Who Is In The Cast And What Is It About

... play and who else is in the cast. Sky Atlantic's Arctic-based murder mystery is back for a brand new series. By Warren Chrismas. Click to share on Whats App (Opens in new window). GRAB your thermals! Sky Atlantic are taking us back to Fortitude, the fictional Arctic town of misery, for a second series of its hit psychological thriller. The original kicked off with a fatal polar bear attack and a brutal murder, and got even darker as the murder mystery unravelled with several residents of the remote town turning into psychopaths. So what’s the second series all about, and who’s in it? Read on for details…. Sky Atlantic. Dennis Quaid joins the cast to play crab fisherman Michael Lennox. When is Fortitude series 2 on and how can you watch. Fortitude series 2 will air Thursdays at 9 pm on Sky Atlantic starting tonight. It will also be available on online streaming service NOW TV, and all 10 episodes are available to watch on Sky Box Sets. What happens in Fortitude series 2. The new series picks up just seven weeks after the dramatic ending of the first, ...

A Dog's Purpose' Star Dennis Quaid Opens Up About Film And Controversy

... 'Absolutely no dogs were harmed'. Play Video - 4:53. British actor John Hurt dies at 77 after battle with cancer. However, there's been another story, a controversy sparked by a video shared on TMZ, that's gained attention in the days leading up to the film's Friday premiere. The clip appears to show a distressed German shepherd being forced into a pool of rushing water, and it's led to criticism and even calls for a boycott. But star Dennis Quaid wanted to make one thing clear when he appeared on TODAY Wednesday, "Absolutely no dogs were harmed in this.". Walden Media. Dennis Quaid in "A Dog's Purpose.". A TODAY producer viewed the unedited footage from the day in question at Amblin's offices and reports that the angle doesn't show the struggle in question, but does show other instances of the same dog getting into the water willingly and performing the stunt attempted in the clip. That matches Quaid's recollection, too. "The dog had been in that water happily, and even afterwards," the actor explained. "The dog is fine.". RELATED: Happy (half) birthday, Charlie! See the TODAY Puppy's most adorable moments. According to Quaid, the video ...

Dennis Quaid Shuts Down 'a Dog's Purpose' Abuse Allegations

... what would he tell moviegoers who were now debating whether to see the film when it hits theaters on Jan. 27. "To them, I would say I know that no abuse occurred," he reiterated. "What they saw was completely out of context. It was edited.and all of the footage I saw, the dog was going into the water happily and had to be restrained, actually, from going into the water many times during that day.". Quaid, who added that he would not promote the film had he learned of any abuse, went on to reveal the personal connection he has to A Dog's Purpose. "My basset hound I had as a kid, she sometimes felt like my only friend," he recalled. "She went everywhere with me. She slept with me. She just knew my emotional state. We took care of each other and that's what dogs do. They give you ...

This Week On Sunday Morning Jan. 29

... is bringing to its fleet. David Martin reports. For more info. Correspondent Marlo Bendau visits the Seeing Eye in Morristown, N. J., where puppies are raised and trained to serve as assistant animals for the blind. Originally broadcast on “CBS Morning News” on January 10, 1983. For more info. Try finding your way around a ski resort without this man, artist James Niehues - or his maps. CBS News. ART: A trailblazing artist | Watch Video. If you’ve ever relied on a trail map to get you down a mountain, chances are you have James Niehues to thank. Serena Altschul hits the ski slopes of Colorado with the artist who creates trail maps used by skiers at resorts everywhere. For more info. Alex Hibbert and Mahershala Ali in “Moonlight.”. A 24. “THE ENVELOPE, PLEASE…”:  The glow of “Moonlight” | Watch Video. It’s one of the season’s most-honored films, winner of the Golden Globe for Best Picture-Drama, and now nominated for eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture. The independent film “Moonlight” tells three chapters in the life of a young boy growing up in Florida, addressing issues of family, parenthood, ...

Dennis Quaid And Got's Michelle Fairley Signed Up For Fortitude Series 2 Without Reading Any Scripts

... Steffan Hill. 24 January 2017 9:00 AM. Fortitude is welcoming some big names for its second series – but two of the biggest signed up for the Sky Atlantic series before they'd even read a script. Dennis Quaid and Game of Thrones actress Michelle Fairley play a married couple, Michael and Freya Lennox, in the returning thriller – set in an isolated community in Arctic Norway. "Basically, you get your character's route into that world – their personal lives, how they fit in to the geography of the town, what is going on personally," Fairley told press including Digital Spy. "Because you don't physically have the scripts, you have to take an awful lot of that on trust.". ©  Sky Atlantic Robert Viglasky. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below. For Quaid, it was a conversation with Fortitude writer Simon Donald – plus a binge-watch of the first series – that convinced him to sign up before he'd read a single page. "I was offered it back in the fall [of 2015] and watched the first season front-to-back and it felt like I had to do it," he ...

A Dog's Purpose Filmmakers Face Animal Cruelty Accusations

... Police. Image copyright Getty Images. Image caption Actor and comedian Josh Gad says he has asked for an explanation from the studio about the video. The Winnipeg Humane Society says it was consulted for two scenes in the film. "This dog was fearful and not properly trained for this experience," the organisation's chief executive said in a statement. "Training for a scene like this should take place weeks - if not months - in advance to help a dog get comfortable with not only being in water of that depth, but also the turbulence.". American Humane, the organisation that oversees animal safety during filming, said it was investigating the incident and had suspended its representative who was on the set. Image copyright Getty Images. Image caption The film's director has called for a 'thorough investigation'. The film's producer, Amblin Entertainment, and distributor, Universal Pictures, said Hercules was properly treated on set. In a joint statement released late on Wednesday, they say that "great care and concern" was shown for the German Shepherd and other dogs featured in the film. They also ...

Dennis Quaid On The Pitfalls Of Making Viral Videos With Jimmy Kimmel

... tradition in Hollywood that smartphones and social media have expedited significantly. Back in 2015, A Dog’s Purpose star Dennis Quaid featured in one such viral video. At first many believed the vertical video was genuine, though thanks to the Internet’s steadily increasing output of fake content, frequent pranksters like talk show host Jimmy Kimmel were blamed. The Jimmy Kimmel Live host joked with his audience the next day, saying “You play fifty pranks, and all of a sudden, people don’t trust you anymore!” Of course Kimmel didn’t have anything to do with it, as the fake viral video was actually part of a Funny or Die skit , but that didn’t stop Kimmel from asking Quaid about it almost two years later. “It was a comedy skit for Funny or Die. They offered me five skits and this seemed like it would be really great or a big dud. So we did it and it was a hoax, and we were going to show what really happened a day or two later. I was in New York when it came out in the morning, and I didn’t even know that it had broken. I ...