- Is engaged to marry Texas real estate agent Kimberley Buffington. (June 4, 2004)
- Thanked Russell Crowe for stealing his wife Meg Ryan, because it forced him to realize their troubled marriage was in ruins. (January 30, 2004)
- Is in negotiations to star in the comic drama SYNERGY, where he would play a 49-year-old ad salesman struggling with major life changes such as a corporate takeover, a hard-charging young boss, a pregnant wife and his teenage daughter going off to college. (October 22, 2003)
- Quaid avoided a huge bust-up with Russel Crowe when they stayed at the same hotel, thanks to the Hollywood pair's efficient staff -- Crowe had an affair with Meg Ryan on the set of PROOF OF LIFE in 2000, while Ryan was still married to Quaid. (November 13, 2002)
- Quaid has his first screen kiss with a man -- playing a 1950s suburban husband who's discovering he's gay in FAR FROM HEAVEN, the macho actor was asked to do a love scene with another man for the first time in his career. (November 9, 2002)
- He is also a musician and occasionally performs with his band, Dennis Quaid and the Sharks.
- He is left handed.
- His favorite director of all time is David Lean.
- Scheduled to appear in the David Lean-directed NOSTROMO in 1991, before Lean died, and the production came to a halt.
- She loves golf, and his handicap is 6.
- When singing with his band, Dennis Quaid and the Sharks, he always plays with bare feet in order to feel comfortable as if playing in his living room.
- Wrote songs for three of his films: THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT IN GEORGIA (1981), TOUGH ENOUGH (1983), and THE BIG EASY (1987).
- He received 16 stitches just above his hairline after being injured in the stunt where he slides down the construction funnels during the warehouse fire in FREQUENCY (2000).
- Filming of EVERYBODY'S ALL-AMERICAN (1988) was stopped for weeks when Quaid had his collarbone broken by Tim Fox of the New England Patriots during filming. Footage of Quaid rolling in pain on the sidelines of the snow game appears in the finished film.
- Was the original choice of producers to play the lead role of firefighter 'Bull' McCaffrey in BACKDRAFT(1991). The role eventually went to Kurt Russell.
- FREQUENCY (2000) is the second movie where Quaid trips the fire alarms in a building. The first was SUSPECT (1987).
- He lost over 30 pounds to play Doc Holliday, who suffered from tuberculosis in WYATT EARP (1994).
- In THE RIGHT STUFF (1983), on the way to his tests, Gordon Cooper (Dennis Quaid) listens to Jerry Lee Lewis on the radio. Dennis Quaid would later play the part of Jerry Lee Lewis in GREAT BALLS OF FIRE! (1989)
- Was asked to play the role of Bob in HALLOWEEN (1978), but was working on another project and had to decline.
- Separated from wife Meg Ryan on 28 June 2000 and finalized divorced papers [that said Meg was able to keep all her jewelry and have joint custody of son Jack and the family car, a Jeep Cherokee] on 16 July 2001.
- Was paid $60,000 for PLAYING BY HEART (1998)
- Once worked as: A clown
- Owns a Montana ranch called Camp Warren Oates
- His directorial debut, EVERYTHIGN THAT RISES was filmed in just 31 days
- Nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role at Screen Actors Guild Awards for FAR FROM HEAVEN (2003)
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture at Golden Globe Awards for FAR FROM HEAVEN (2003)
Quotes- On how Hollywood has changed: "It used to be that you would never see somebody like De Niro or Pacino do press junkets. Now they have to sell their movies. It used to be sort of not cool to even show up at the Golden Globes to accept an award."
- "What, like I want to look like Dick Clark? No. I think I look great with liver spots."
- "I could never hold a job for more than three months, which works out well because that's how long a movie shoots."
- On fame: "I was very uncomfortable with all the attention when it first started happening to me. I retreated quite a bit from the world, both physically and emotionally. But then you just accept that you can't control what the rest of the world thinks or does."
Awards- Chicago Film Critics Awards: Best Supporting Sctor, FAR FROM HEAVEN (2003)
- Independent Spirit Awards: Best Male Supporting Lead, FAR FROM HEAVEN (2003)
- Online Film Critics Society Awards: Best Supporting Actor, FAR FROM HEAVEN (2003)
- New York Film Critics Circle: Best Supporting Actor, FAR FROM HEAVEN (2002)
- Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture, TRAFFIC (2001)
- Independent Spirit Award: Best Actor, THE BIG EASY (1988)
- Valladolid International Film Festival: Best Actor, THE BIG EASY (1987)
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