Harrison Ford begins his speech. | Source: YouTube/Netflix
“I’m in a room of actors, many of whom are here because they’ve been nominated to receive a prize for their amazing work, while I’m here to receive a prize for being alive.”
The line landed with laughter, but it also carried weight. “That said, it is a little weird to be getting a lifetime achievement award at the half point of my career. It’s a little early, isn’t it? I’m still a working actor,” he added, drawing applause. If the audience expected a victory lap, they got something far more revealing.
Harrison Ford talks about getting the lifetime achievement award. | Source: YouTube/Netflix
Ford did not gloss over the hard years. “I was not an overnight success. I struggled for about 15 years, going from acting jobs to carpentry and back to acting. Until I finally got a part in a wildly successful film,” he shared.
Harrison Ford talks about his struggles before achieving fame as an actor. | Source: YouTube/Netflix
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