"Ford had not been given much of a chance, particularly since Star Wars, to show what he was made of," Deeley is quoted as saying in Future Noir: The Making of Blade Runner. "Both Ridley and I felt Deckard's curious mixture of emerging sensitivity and hard-boiled bureaucracy would offer an excellent chance for Harrison to do that."

Harrison Ford was not a star. He had just finished flying the Millennium Falcon in 'Star Wars,' ” the director tells 'GQ'

Ridley Scott recently revealed how difficult it was to cast Harrison Ford in his iconic Blade Runner role. The Gladiator II director, who seems unstoppable even in his late 80s, has made remarkable films throughout his career.