Harrison Ford: 'I didn't get Cowboys & Aliens script'

Harrison Ford has revealed that he "didn't get" the script for Cowboys & Aliens after reading it for the first time.

The screen legend, who plays Colonel Woodrow Dolarhyde in Cowboys & Aliens, told Digital Spy that he had initial reservations about director Jon Favreau's commitment to making a serious Western.

Ford said of his first reaction to the script: "I didn't get very far. I didn't get it exactly, because I didn't imagine that the director was actually serious about making a real Western."

He continued: "I was encouraged to read more, I read more and I was intrigued by the character opportunity. He (Favreau) was not interested in making a tongue-in-cheek, jokey movie but a solid Western with the added element of alien abduction."

Asked what keeps him interested in making movies, Ford said: "I like the work, I like working with a group of people on a story. I like dressing up and pretending to be somebody else. I feel useful and comfortable on a movie set. It's what I do."

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Watch Digital Spy's full interview with Harrison Ford below: