Dennis Quaid’s Latest Role is His Favorite of All Time: ’Reagan Was a Hero of Mine’

Actor Dennis Quaid brings the story of Ronald Reagan to the big screen in the new biopic “Reagan“. Quaid has portrayed real characters in numerous movies, including an astronaut in the film “The Right Stuff“, Rock and Roll icon Jerry Lewis in “Great Balls of Fire“ and more. Now he has the role of America’s 40th President in the film “Reagan“ – one he calls his favorite. “It’s become my favorite role I have ever had actually. Reagan was a hero of mine. I voted for him twice and he was like, everybody’s dad. He was a real heavyweight, and he won the Cold War. It really meant a lot to me in my life for all of us of that generation and for the generations today. And playing him was the challenge of my life. The biggest challenge of playing Reagan was getting down to him as a person, not the hero that he was to me and so many people, and that’s kind of warts and all because that’s who we are,“ he told CBN News. Read the full story