Dennis Quaid Reveals Gift ‘I Can Only Imagine’ Father Gave Son
New Christian Film Topples Oprah’s ‘Wrinkle In Time’ At Box Office
By Randy DeSoto
March 26, 2018 at 3:55pm
Dennis Quaid, star of the hit Christian film, “I Can Only Imagine” about MercyMe singer Bart Millard shared what he believes the key gift the artist’s father gave his son.
“Imagine” continues to defy the odds makers, holding at No. 3 on the box office over the weekend and besting such major Hollywood releases as “Tomb Raider” and “Wrinkle in Time.”
The faith film, which was made for $7 million, has taken in over $38 million in less than two weeks, according to Box Office Mojo.
Quaid, who plays Millard’s father’s in “Imagine,” said that getting into that character was not easy.
The veteran actor has portrayed his share of good guy fathers in the past in such films as “Soul Surfer” (2011), and two Disney movies, “The Rookie” (2002) and “Parent Trap” (1998).
“I’ve played dads before many times,” Quaid told CBN News. “Most of my dads are like the ‘The Parent Trap’ dads … dream dads.”
“They really got me great points in the carpool line,” the father of three joked.
In contrast Arthur Millard, Bart’s father, abused his son “emotionally, physically, and verbally every day during his childhood into his teen years. Most abusers, they were abused themselves.”
Bart was on set during production of the movie, and knowing it was a true story, Quaid felt an obligation to get his portrayal of Arthur right.