Los Angeles, Dec 12

Harrison Ford says he decided to learn how to pilot a plane because he was worried about getting old and wanted to see if he could still learn new skills.

\"I didn\'t pick it up again until I was 52. I was worried I was getting old and I couldn\'t learn anything anymore. I didn\'t only want to be an actor in my life,\" Ford was quoted as saying by GQ magazine, reports femlefirst.co.uk.

\"No dissatisfaction with that career, I just wanted some other experience,\" he added.

\"Airplanes are expensive, but at a certain point it was clear to me that maybe it would be cheaper to buy my own than for Warner Bros to keep flying me around... no such thing as a free lunch.\"

\"I have a love for airplanes. It\'s the hole in daddy\'s armour and yes, where all the money goes,\" he added.

The 73-year-old actor said that the appeal of flying for him isn\'t about taking risks and being a daredevil, but the \"responsibility\" of taking care of his and other people\'s safety.

Harrison Ford reveals why he learned to fly