Hollywood icon Harrison Ford displays on first Emmy nomination at age 83

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Hollywood icon Harrison Ford isn't any stranger to accolades, however his first-ever Emmy nomination has left him reflecting on what really drives him.

The legendary actor spoke with Fox Information Digital at a Televerse pink carpet occasion in Los Angeles about his Emmy nod and what continues to gas his ardour for Hollywood.

"It is good, I admire the eye, and I admire… the proposition," Ford mentioned of his nomination for excellent supporting actor in a comedy sequence for his work in "Shrinking."

"It’s gratifying, however my actual pleasure is within the work."

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Harrison Ford displays on his first Emmy nomination at 83, emphasizing that his actual pleasure comes from the work itself moderately than awards and recognition. (Maya Dehlin Spach/FilmMagic/Getty Photos)

The 83-year-old actor, whose decades-long profession consists of well-known roles in "Indiana Jones" and "Star Wars," isn’t one to get slowed down in awards and accolades. As a substitute, the joys has all the time been within the craft. And regardless of a profession that spans over 50 years, he’s nonetheless as pushed as ever.

The seasoned Hollywood veteran spoke about what retains him motivated within the business, explaining that what he loves is "The thriller of it."

"What’s going to occur, who’s going to do what—it’s fascinating to be alive, and the stuff we do is so demanding, you’re actually scared to not do something."

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Whether or not he’s starring in "Shrinking" or one other large Hollywood challenge, Ford emphasised that the joys of the unknown fuels his ardour.

"It makes the day go by fairly quick," Ford mentioned, as he defined he feels energized by the fast-paced nature of the business. "I like not figuring out what’s going to occur. It’s very thrilling."

Ford was joined on the pink carpet by his "Shrinking" co-star, Jessica Williams, who agreed along with his evaluation, saying, "I like that too. I like not figuring out what is going on to occur. It's totally thrilling."

He additionally acknowledged and credited the present's writers for pushing him additional as a Hollywood actor.

(L-R) Jessica Williams, Harrison Ford, Jason Segel and Michael Urie attend the Apple TV+ "Shrinking" panel at Televerse occasion. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Photos)

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"I like having writers that you simply belief… they’ve helped me lengthen my vary," he continued to elucidate to Fox Information Digital.

In the meantime, his co-star Williams dished on the "Shrinking" wrap celebration that went on till 3 a.m. — which Ford missed.

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When Fox Information Digital requested whether or not he may nonetheless hold with the celebration crowd, Ford flashed a mischievous grin and quipped, "It’s occurred earlier than."

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Initially of Ford’s performing profession, he was instructed that he had no future in Hollywood.

In response to a Hollywood government within the ‘60s, Ford was by no means going to be a family identify.

Final month, Ford defined that when he received his debut position in "Lifeless Warmth on a Merry-Go-Spherical," he was making $150 per week and was handled accordingly.

Harrison Ford beforehand opened up about how early in his profession, a movie government urged he change his identify. (JC Olivera/Selection through Getty Photos)

"I used to be underneath contract to Columbia Photos on the time for $150 per week and all of the respect that that suggests. I used to be known as into the workplace of the pinnacle of the brand new expertise program, and he instructed me that I had no future within the enterprise, which was OK," Ford instructed Variety .

He defined that the pinnacle of expertise at Columbia Photos instructed him to alter his look and his identify.

"After which he requested me to get my hair reduce like Elvis Presley. That I didn’t associate with."

Ford's decades-long profession consists of well-known roles in "Indiana Jones" and "Star Wars." (CBS)

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"He thought that ‘Harrison Ford’ was too pretentious a reputation for a younger man," the actor mentioned.

Though he is undeniably one of the well-known main males in Hollywood historical past, he mentioned he by no means anticipated or essentially desired the extent of fame he'd obtain.

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Fox Information Digital's Janelle Ash contributed to this report.

Stephanie Giang-Paunon is an Leisure Author for Fox Information Digital. Story suggestions may be despatched to stephanie.giang@fox.com and on Twitter: @SGiangPaunon.