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Dennis Quaid He wasn’t “looking” for romance when he met his wife Laura Savoiebut faith ultimately brought the couple together—and God has been a big part of their marriage ever since.
“God is in our relationship. I never thought about that before,” Quaid, 71, tells the latest issue of us weekly While discussing his new film, I can only imagine 2. “I thought, ‘Well, I have a relationship with God and so does she,’ but having God be the third entity in the relationship was a new idea. But that’s what it is.”
this Parent Trap The star met Savoie, 32, in Las Vegas and proposed to her in October 2019, before tying the knot the following year. Quaid, who was married three times before meeting Savoie, explained that the couple’s shared faith is a key part of what helps them maintain a healthy relationship.
“Otherwise you end up being a different person,” he explains. “You look to other people to solve your problems, and we don’t have the ability to do that. We have a lot of things, baggage (in the relationship), and you need an expert (to deal with it) — and that’s God.” (Quaid is married to Pajama soles From 1978 to 1983, I’m Ryan 1991 to 2001 and Kimberly Buffington From 2004 to 2018. )
Dennis Quaid and Laura Savoie have been happily married for five years. Quaid, 71, told Fox News Digital in an interview published Monday, July 28, that he and Savoie, 32, are doing well. “My life is heaven,” he said. “Every day with her is heaven. It really is.” “This is the closest (…)
While God’s presence in his marriage was new territory for Quaid, his faith has “always” been with him in his personal and professional life. He began branching out into faith-based content in 2011’s Soul Surfer, before starring in 2018’s I Can Only Imagine Arthur MillardMercyMe frontman’s real-life abusive father Bart Millard.
Quaid admits to being “uncomfortable” playing the role, especially as a father. The actor shares son Jack Quaid, 33, with Ryan, 64, and twins Thomas and Zoe, 18, with Buffington, 53.
“The way[Bart’s]father was was very abusive, almost criminal, no matter the era, or even from that time,” Quaid explained. “People like this, they themselves were abused as children.”
“I Can Only Imagine” tells the true story of how Bart wrote the now-famous song of the same name and formed the Christian band MercyMe in the early 2000s after finding inspiration in his tumultuous and fractured relationship with his father. However, things change for the pair when Arthur reveals a terminal cancer diagnosis, and the pair explore a path to forgiveness before Arthur’s death.
Quaid returns as Arthur I can only imagine 2which will be released in theaters on Friday, February 20. The actor said it was important to him to “finish the story the right way,” noting that the second film feels more like a “continuation” than a traditional sequel. The film also gives viewers a chance to experience some of Bart and Arthur’s happy moments and gain a better understanding of Arthur’s redemption.
“The character of Arthur is very dear to me, and this was probably the first movie that people whispered to me in the airport that they really loved,” Quaid told us while praising director Andrew Irving. “In that sense, I just wanted to be a part of it.”
Quaid is somewhat protective of Arthur, whom he believes is “genuine” in trying to repair his relationship with his estranged son. “I rarely find that people can actually change fundamentally,” he explains. “It really takes a lot of hard work to do that. I think it’s only possible with God’s help.”
He continued, “It’s hard to ask for something you feel like you don’t deserve, but (Arthur) and Bart, not immediately, they developed a relationship that ended up being sweet. It broke the chain of abuse. That’s the gift that Arthur was able to give.”
Quaid noted that the “real” Bart was on set during the filming of the film, which was an added challenge in portraying the singer’s most painful childhood memories.
“You know, he was watching all these very horrific scenes on the monitor in the next room,” Quaid said, adding that he was grateful to have the musician there. “He was very open and honest with me and I really appreciate that.”
Of course, Quaid is no stranger to portraying real-life characters. During his decades-long career, he played astronaut Gordon Cooper, rock musicians Jerry Lee Lewis and Ronald Reagan, among others.
“I actually prefer playing real people, real stories. Real stories are great because if they were fiction, you wouldn’t believe them,” Quaid told us. “I feel like our responsibility to the characters I play is to play them from their perspective. No one sees themselves as a villain or a true hero. It’s just trying to get to the bottom of who a person is.”
“I knew that if someone played me in a movie, I at least wanted it to be my perspective on life,” he added with a laugh.
I can only imagine 2 In theaters Friday, February 20.
