‘Don’t talk, nod your head’: Harrison Ford shares the secret of his happy 18-year relationship with wife Calista Flockhart
Harrison Ford, 77, is approaching his 10th wedding anniversary with actress Calista Flockhart, 55.
And with a relationship spanning nearly 18-years, Ford believes that the secret to making a marriage last is a simple one.
‘Don’t talk. Nod your head,’ urged Ford during an interview with Parade published on Friday.
Words of wisdom: Harrison Ford revealed his secret to maintaining a happy and healthy relationship with wife Calista Flockhart during an interview with Parade published on Friday; the couple were pictured at the 10th Annual Governors Awards in Los Angeles in 2018
The star of Indiana Jones sat down with the entertainment mag to take a retrospective look at his 50-year career in cinema, while promoting his latest project The Call Of The Wild.
Harrison wed Calista in June of 2010, eight years after their very first meeting on the red carpet of the Golden Globes back in 2002.
In the interview, the legendary actor toted that he spends an abundant amount of quality time with Flockhart.
Ford and Flockhart own a lavish mansion in Los Angeles, as well as a ranch in rural Wyoming.
Listen: ‘Don’t talk, nod your head,’ urged Ford when asked just how he has maintained such a lasting bond with wife Calista; the legendary actor was pictured at the premiere of The Call Of The Wild in Los Angeles on February 13
The Star Wars alum, who is an avid pilot, often flies himself and Flockhart ‘to Wyoming and back himself.’
When the couple are spending their days and nights at their Wyoming residence, Ford makes sure to keep up on his ‘honey do’s’ before diving headfirst into his activities of choice.
‘Well, if my chores are done and there’s nothing more pressing and the weather’s good, I’ll go flying—I love to fly up there—or walk in the woods, do some work, ride my road bike or mountain bike.’
Calista voiced her thoughts of their lengthy relationship in 2017, proving Ford’s approach successful.
Happy wife, happy life: Ford explained that once his ‘honey do’s’ from Calista are taken care of, then he delves into his activities of choice; the pair were pictured together on the red carpet at the 2016 Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills
‘Harrison and I laugh a lot, and humor is everything to me,’ said the actress of her relationship with Ford during an interview with Closer Weekly.
In the interview, Flockhart addressed the couple’s 22-year age gap by explaining that she often times feels ‘very much older than Harrison.’
She revealed that the difference in their ages has failed to impact their relationship, so it is something they view as a ‘non-issue.’
The couple share an adopted son Liam Flockhart Ford, who Calista had adopted at birth a year before meeting Harrison in 2002.
Prior to Flockhart, Ford was married in 1964 to chef Mary Marquardt and then to screenwriter Melissa Mathison in 1983. Both marriages ending in divorce.
Love and Laughter: ‘Harrison and I laugh a lot, and humor is everything to me,’ said the actress of her relationship with Ford during an interview with Closer Weekly in 2017; the pair posed on the carpet at the Governors Awards in 2018