Happy Birthday: Lou Diamond Phillips

Lou Diamond Phillips

Born: February 17, 1962 in Subic Bay Naval Base, Olongapo City, Zambales, Philippines

Married to:
Yvonne Boismier Phillips (16 August 2007 – present) (1 child)
Kelly Phillips (24 April 1994 – 30 July 2007) (divorced) (3 children)
Julie Cypher (27 June 1987 – 1990) (divorced)

[on working with Harrison Ford] I’ve got to say, Harrison is probably the most relaxed actor I’ve worked with in my life. He’s truly amazing. They say “Action!”–boom! There’s Harrison Ford. I was doing a scene, I’m sitting across a table from him, and between takes I kind of looked over, and I had one of those moments where the hair stood up on the back of my neck and I went, “Oh my God, that’s Harrison Ford!” When you’re working, you don’t really think about those things, but I just had one of those starstruck moments where it’s just like, “Look where I’m at”.

[on his success] I felt I was the luckiest guy in the world when I landed La Bamba (1987), and I still feel the same way. I feel fortunate to be employed in the film business, and still be standing. There’s a lot of guys that were around when I made “La Bamba” who aren’t as fortunate – and it’s not a matter of talent or hard work, it’s just the breaks sometimes, you know? I’ve been fortunate that the right film has come along for me every couple of years. I’ve been lucky, I think.

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