Harrison Ford still acts for 'essential human contact'

While Harrison Ford enjoys showing a funnier side of himself in the Apple TV+ series shrinkageThat's not the only reason he was drawn to the project.

“Oh man, it gives me vital human contact,” the 82-year-old actor recently said Vanity Fair. “I can imagine people who have great skills and experience…” It’s fun to work with these people.”

shrinkageCo-created by Bill Lawrence, Jason Segel and Brett Goldstein, it follows Jimmy (Segel), a grieving therapist who begins telling his clients exactly what he thinks, ignoring his training and ethics. Ford plays Dr. Paul Rhoades, the head of a cognitive behavioral therapy practice and Jimmy's colleagues.

And while Ford is known for his other series roles as Han Solo in star Wars Franchise and Indiana Jones in the Indiana Jones Franchise, he admitted that he was a “silly person” at heart. The actor also believes that there is a sense of humor in every project.

“In a way, yes, because the jokes are really the surprise in everything, in a serious film or in a streaming comedy,” he explained. “Finding humor in the moment is what keeps us alive most of the time. I like to give the characters I play their own personal sense of humor. I think everyone has one, even if it’s not funny.”

Ford said he particularly loved being in the company of other people “having fun,” which excited him shrinkage the perfect project for the actor as a down-to-earth comedy. “I don’t like to get too serious,” he added.

“I have always enjoyed humor. I loved jokes. I loved constructing jokes. My father was a joke teller. “I've always been interested in the art of words and the ideas behind a joke,” Ford explained. “When I thought about becoming an actor, I had great ambitions for both types of work – serious drama and comedy. I've done both and didn't really differentiate much between them. I think I think about a joke with the same acting sense as I think about a serious or emotional scene.”

Season two of shrinkage Premieres on Apple TV+ on October 16th.