Dennis Quaid Says Faith Saved Him After Addiction: "I'm Grateful to Still Be Here" | PEOPLE
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- With a new gospel album, Dennis Quaid - one of the busiest stars in Hollywood - reflects on faith, how he found his "soulmate," why he calls himself a "dorky dad" and his journey to redemption.
This interview was conducted prior to the start of the SAG-AFTRA strike
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Dennis Quaid Says Faith Saved Him after Addiction: "I'm Grateful to Still Be Here" | PEOPLE
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I am delighted that Dennis has received the Lord and is not ashamed to say so. God bless you my Brother.
This is Awesome news 👏❤ Congratulations Dennis
Amen
@@vickyannpaintingwithoilsthe only one Who claimed to be.
But yet Quad decieves by being a dual actor with a different name...He plays VP Redfield in the netflex series "The Night Agent" Voice and side portrait is 100% match
Me too
SOOO HAPPY for Dennis that he became a Christian, JESUS IS THE WAY, THE TRUTH and THE LIFE!!! Salvation is found iin NO ONE ELSE!!!!
I didn't hear Dennis say any of that.
Sadly, I didn't hear him say that.
@@laurieshouse Some people think they can just say or think a lot of nice things without the requisite contrition and sadness that accompanies salvation.
@@LoanShoppingExpert I didn't either.
It's nice to hear a celebrity talk about their faith. It's almost nonexistent in Hollywood.
I hope Dennis becomes proficient in explaining the Gospel in clear language. He's a bit vague here.
He will probably be black listed. A moral compass is deadly in Hollywood!
@@frankfowlkes7872wrote: A moral compass is deadly in Hollywood!
Unless you're "spiritual" in some mumbo jumbo sense. Then you can talk about your "faith" all you wish.
Please tell your story to 'Hollywood"... You can follow Jesus... Be a loving and generous human .. and act for a living!!!!! Dennis Quaid is all of that!
Wanna talk about how many priests and ‘youth pastors’ are full blown predators and rapists?
Always loved that smile of his. It just took over his whole face! I’m glad he went back and reread the bible again and gave it a chance. It’s where he and all of us belong!
I wish my son could spend time with him. He is fighting for sobriety & Dennis would be such a great friend to have.✝
@davisholman8149
I just said a prayer for your son. 🙏🏼✝️🕊
God spoke to me and restored my faith. He literally saved me and I wouldn’t still be here if it wasn’t for his grace and love for me. I was addicted to sex, meth, crack, cigaretts, and alcohol and he took it all away. I live by faith now and I’m satisfied in the grace of God because grace is all the soul needs.
He still has the best smile ever.
I think it is awesome that he is speaking out about his Faith. What an amazing person he is!
In my opinion, he needs to speak out about the Savior, Jesus Christ. Not every way leads to eternal life.
Faith is by definition the act of belief in the absence of evidence. Faith is among the dumbest and laziest pastimes of the human race. He has merely exchanged one delusion and addiction for another. At least the former addiction was only harming himself, now he has joined the cult of lying to and damaging children
As he married 40 years younger. The guy doesnt sound healed at all. Hes all over the place.
@@robbieogle8622 the bible promotes some hideous practices, bigamy, incest, paedophilia, sex slavery, treating women as chattel, general misogyny.
@@robbieogle8622 Thank goodness we don't have to completely have our act together before we come to the Lord.
Thank you Dennis Quaid for your testimony!! Love all your movies. May God continue to bless you and your family!
@@prisonforjohnnydepp5298
Oh no! 😮
DITTO ❣️
God doesn't exist, and those who say he does are perpetuating an evil lie
@jupitermoongauge4055
God does exist for sure! I hope you come to know him very soon. God bless you.
@@jupitermoongauge4055We don't know what we don't know. To declare otherwise is ridiculous.
In a time where so many people feel like they can't talk about their faith, it's refreshing to see see him not be afraid to talk about how his faith and how it helped him move past the demons in his life. His lesson can be one that could be an inspiration to others, no person is perfect and no one is without sin, but if your lost your faith in whatever higher power you believe in, can help center you and navigate you back to a better place in life.
I liked everything you wrote except the part when you said “whatever you believe in” it doesn’t work that way. You believe in all Mighty God and his son Jesus no other.
@@celestecarrera2963 it's not my place to dictate to others what they believe in and what they don't. As my father used to say you can lead a horse to water, but you can't force them to drink. You can lead a person to religion, but you can't force them to partake. There are lots of people who have many reasons why they have lost their way, but it's not my place to judge them and whatever higher power they believe in that's between them and God, because he's the only one that will judge them in the end.
@@celestecarrera2963 Yep. John 14:6. Only way to access God of Abraham is through Jesus Christ.
@@DatKat Then you must also live like Jesus, otherwise you will also end up in hell.
If you take the Bible literally then you must take everything.
@@lhead7226 I like your comment.
Great to hear he’s a man of Faith today. Refreshing.
AMEN ❤🙏❤️🕊️
@@patriciakenealy9201 👍👍
Faith, the act of belief in the absence of evidence. One of the laziest and most stupid of human behaviours. I'm glad the general trend of civilization is to reject the idiocy and dishonesty of "faith". The sooner we get rid of it entirely and learn to face reality, the more morality, more honesty, more integrity we shall enjoy and our chances of survival as a species will rapidly improve
HE IS THE WAY, THE TRUTH and THE LIFE!!! Thank you for this
Hello I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love ❤and peace all over the world. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind? I'm Engineer Graham Bolt from Nashville Tennessee, where are you from?
Wow! Thank you Dennis for your forthright words regarding your faith in Jesus. God bless you from a fellow addict who loves Christ.
In my case, a fellow musician. Be nice to perform with Dennis.
Dennis Quaid has acted the parts of many great men. His professional consistent acting skills will always be remembered over time.
A good and humble man that deserves every ounce of joy in his life. I always think of my dad when I see Dennis.
Your dad must be goodlooking. 😉
There's nothing humble about supporting a pack of lies that have been and are used to oppress people in the most sinister and pernicious way because you are too lazy to think for yourself. That is the definition of arrogance. Another druggy idiot gets scooped up by the doctrine of hate, lies and hypocrisy. Not a happy story at all
he looks like my grangpa🥰
I have seen all of his movies and the faith based true story of the man who wrote the song " I can only imagine" he played the abusive alcoholic father that later found God during his last days. It was powerful and as in all he does incredible. I have always found him as seriously talented and wow yes handsome with an adorable smile ❤ I'm truly happy to hear he is doing well and has found balance. Beautiful.
I always liked Dennis Quaid as an actor, didn't know he was a musician. I would agree with him, The Right Stuff is a great movie. So glad he knows Jesus.
Good for you Dennis Quaid! Thank you for sharing your journey!
Always loved him and so grateful he's spreading good news of his faith.
Hello I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love ❤and peace all over the world. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind? I'm Engineer Graham Bolt from Nashville Tennessee, where are you from?
@GrahamBolt-fi3wz I live in Florida, so not close to you. Thanks for reaching out.
@@doryannedemille3961 Hi Dear it's my pleasure to meet you here, and very happy. How's Florida? I so much love Florida, because it's such a beautiful state, I was just going through the comments section and I came across your comments and profile, and it really got me attracted that's why I decided to send you a comments . Hope we can be good friends?
I commend you for your honesty in talking about your faith. Something Hollywood never mentions nor cares to discuss. God continue to bless you.
Go Dennis! So exciting to see you share your faith - will be praying for you and your family.
Good for you, Dennis. I have watched you many, many times as the dad on Soul Surfer, so I'm glad you've turned your life around and are saved. 💗
I pray that his brother Randy also finds salvation and delivery from addiction
Randy Quaid and his wife are eccentric.
This is wonderful! He’s the only way! Jesus got a hold of my life and changed me from the inside out! Happy for you Dennis! I remember seeing you when you were younger wishing you knew Jesus too! And look at you now! God is so good!! 🙌🏻🎶🙏🏻❤️💫
I Like the Way Dennis said everybody has a relationship with God, because even if you don't know God he knows you that was very wise of Dennis to say. I wish him great success
He's a great unpretentious man. Talented and grateful.
We appreciate your strong faith. We need more hollywood stars like you
God bless. I was saved about 2 weeks ago and it's the best decision I have ever made. Glad you are on the path too Dennis. Praise Jesus!
Praise God brother welcome to the family co heir with Christ Jesus 😊 and life everlasting
@@peggyferder8834 Amen, thank you!
So glad to hear he knows Jesus! God bless you Dennis and all your family! 🌹👑🌹👑🌹👑🌹
Dennis, thank you for the reminder. I love the old hymns myself!!!! I'll be praying for you.
I too am in recovery. I get the struggle.
Hello I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love ❤and peace all over the world. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind? I'm Engineer Graham Bolt from Nashville Tennessee, where are you from?
I've always liked Dennis Quaid. I loved him and Meg Ryan together. Praise God you are still with us. Proud of you!!🙏❤🙏
It's good to see him back in control of his life.
He sounds like a great musician as well!
He's a great actor too, but the most important role is his being a dad and his relationship with God and himself.
Good for him and his partner. I love success stories. 💕
"When you're done with the addiction, you need something to fill that hole". Very few people get sober, until they embrace that FACT! I tried to quit drinking 500 times, and failed every time! Why? Because I was totally focused on "not drinking", instead of facing the root problem...ME!
The moment I began to focus on "filling the hole", was the moment I began to recover. I embraced a "design for living" that allowed me to be ok in the midst of chaos, and maybe more importantly, when I was alone with absolutely nothing going on. THAT is the essence of sobriety. No matter what, I don't have to self destruct! For me, that was and is the twelve steps, and I now have more than 29 years of a great life, as evidence that it works. Regardless of the path to recovery, unless a persistent effort is made, the odds are not good. My mantra is "Live in the problem, or live in the solution". It's as simple as that! Peace and love...Mark
God is Good All the Time. Trust.
Joshua 1:9 🙏❤
Thank you, Dennis. You’ve come a long way baby. I’m so proud of you.
Praise God! He is so good all the time. And may he continue to bless your sobriety. There is nothing as good as having God be the center of your life.
What a fantastic interview with a very talented person. Had no idea Dennis was a great musician. I will never miss a chance to watch him from now on. Thank You for a rare look as his life.
It’s so awesome to see the joy of Jesus pour out from him! So excited to see the impact he can have the many lives he touches.
Hello I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love ❤and peace all over the world. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind? I'm Engineer Graham Bolt from Nashville Tennessee, where are you from?
What a special reflection on life, hope, faith and music! I really appreciated this authenticity and candid interview from Dennis Quaid.
So glad you are still here too!! You are a badass actor keep working!!
Hello I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love ❤and peace all over the world. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind? I'm Engineer Graham Bolt from Nashville Tennessee, where are you from?
Excited to listen. We met Dennis in Nashville one and he was so kind and even allowed our group to take a photo with him. He was also super kind to one of the guest on my podcast and asked him to join him singing on stage (Mike Olsen has a miracle story and got a lung transplant, died on the table but is still with us and doing great things). Dennis was great to Mike and it was special for him and a nice blessing given all he had gone through. Blessings Dennis!
When I saw Dennis Quaid in “I Can Only Imagine”, I wondered if he was a believer in Yeshua. So wonderful to hear his testimony!
I appreciate that he is down to earth and speaks about his fairh in Christ. Have always enjoyed his movies and you can tell that he truly enjoys his craft.
I fell for him when I saw The Big Easy!! I now love him as a good human!
Great film. I wonder if Dennis keeps in touch with Randy...
Thank you People, for highlighting something positive, something about faith and God. Too much focus on negative and on failures or ruined lives. This is refreshing. God bless Dennis and his new gospel album. 🙏🏼🫶🏻
He is cashing in on Christian rubes and fellow MAGA traitors. You guys eat this tripe up and ask for more.
Give God all the glory and honor....thank you God Almighty Amen 🙏 ❤😂
Hi brother Dennis✝️♥️. I too was addicted to cocaine. THE LORD delivered me and HE healed me from cocaine and alcohol. GOD♥️IS THE MIRACLE WORKER♥️. I’m So Happy for you❣️. GOD♥️BLESS YOU AND YOUR LOVED ONES💥♥️.
Praise God. Very happy for him. Great testimony!🤗🤗
Recovery is a powerful being, when you get there it’s always worth the struggles and nothing feels better. It’s available to ALL of Us, go after it!!
Hello I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love ❤and peace all over the world. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind? I'm Engineer Graham Bolt from Nashville Tennessee, where are you from?
So thrilled for you Dennis Quaid!! Thank you for sharing this story! So important!!
Hello I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love ❤and peace all over the world. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind? I'm Engineer Graham Bolt from Nashville Tennessee, where are you from?
FAITH...In God saved my life. This love is the best
So many people are lost because they have no faith in God. So sad to see really.
A great artist facing his truth. Am a big fan! All the best Dennis.
Everything about Dennis Quaid is so honorable and good ❤
Oh, really? LOL
LOL
So great Dennis. Praize God for saving you. Keep the faith and all things in life will fall into place.
If I remember correctly, he said that he and brother Randy were saved & baptized together growing up in Houston. They may have gotten off track, but thank God for that praying Mama. I seem to recall him saying his Mom was a praying woman who was doing home Bible Studies even well into her 80s. I have always liked Dennis. There was just something special about him that went beyond his good looks & that adorable impish grin of his. Finding out a while back that he's not only a Native Texan and lefty like myself, but also a fellow Christian was pure joy. It's so good to see him happily married to a Christian wife and living for Christ. I can't believe he's going to be turning 70 next month. Time sure does fly.
Praise the Lord for His presence in your life.
Glad to see his transformation. I know addiction is horrible, from personal experience. Was raised a Baptist myself and have returned to Christ.
We all have a relationship with God… some of us just don’t know it…. Truth. He is our source of existence and breathe. Glad you have found your way, Dennis.
Hello I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love and peace all over the world. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind? I'm Engineer Graham Bolt from Nashville Tennessee, where are you from?
So glad to hear you talk of Jesus as the One true God. Iv always liked Dennis. Looking well and goid.
When we finally hit our knees and ask GOD to help us, pouring our hearts and souls out to HIM and laying down all that we are to HIM and ask to forgive us and come into our lives cause we can no longer try to do life in our own strength... THAT'S WHEN THE CHANGES START HAPPENING WITHIN US AND LATER AROUND US. I'm so thankful for you sharing this with us, your fans , and family. You will always be legend to many, no matter your wrong decisions. None of us are perfect, but One JESUS. Much love and light to you my brother in CHRIST ❤
Hello I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love and peace all over the world. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind? I'm Engineer Graham Bolt from Nashville Tennessee, where are you from?
You KNOW THIS..... THIS just made my WHOLE Morning.... Got up early this morning {5:30} and was looking up my Praise and Worship Music and my Father lead me to Dennis. Ya know, EVERYBODY SINS DIFFERENTLY!!!! YES I'll say it again... EVERYBODY SINS DIFFERENTLY!!! WE DO!! Some, more than others but WE ALL SIN!!! Here ya have THE DENNIS QUAID telling HIS STORY... We ALL have one.. A story!! We must fulfill. Its Gods purpose and plan for us. To make us stronger, to overcome them... He helps us to overcome them. Boy, do I have MANY I have overcome and STILL do. Thank you so much for this video. It helps a person and the next and the next.. We are here to up lift, to encourage and to love. The greatest gift God gives us is LOVE!!! A man I have loved for years. His movies, His songs Dennis Quaid
I’m so happy for you Dennis there’s no one like the Lord. Good bless you sir & your family.🇺🇸✝️
I love it and needed to hear this!💯❤️ Thank you, DQ!!🙏🏽
Thank you for your honesty and sharing your journey with us!
How wonderful, to hear of your salvation. Many of us were like restless horses, too busy running through our varied plains to understand what we were running away from was the person we didn't want to be. I too ran aimlessly for many years, but I came to my understanding a number of years ago & now I don't have to run from myself anymore. That sense of peace & understanding has led me home. 😊❤
NOONE in Hollywood has a smile to beat Dennis'. Outstanding smile he has.
So pleased to hear this 🕊🙏🏻
Good for him, giving thanks & praise to God and sharing his testimony. Addictions can be conquered if people find JESUS! 3:21
Im really glad for him.❤
Props to People for posting this great discussion on faith
God bless you! Thank you for your testimony!
Awesome, so glad to hear it! Yeah! Well
done - ✨🙏✨
GOD is good. Staying clean must come first. Keep the FAITH. 30 yrs clean and faithful. It works if you work it.
Hello I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love and peace all over the world. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind I'm Engineer Graham Bolt from Nashville Tennessee, where are you from?
This was amazing…love to not only see but hear how God has changed and has worked in your life ❤ Thank you for being an inspiration to us all!!!
Great interview. It’s so nice to see him have a wonderful relationship with God, and to have a happy life with his family and musical endeavors.
Me encanta. Nunca dudé de que este actor siempre tuvo algo dentro muy especial que lo hacía ver diferente de entre todos sus demás colegas. Y si definitivamente era El . Jesús.
Beautiful. God bless him 🙏💖
I’m so Happy for you! God Bless you!
Breaking away is such beautiful movie. Saw it as a kid and still love it today. Quaid is a great actor.
Thanks to God you are still here doing what you love & that we get to enjoy your work.
Awesome! Very inspiring. Thank you for sharing!
Very happy for you Dennis. God bless you and your new life in Jesus. Amen!!
I'll fly away blew me away. You owned that song, have heard the greats sing it , your version is very special.
I love his smile!
Excellent! So good to hear this from him. ❤
Hello I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love ❤and peace all over the world. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind? I'm Engineer Graham Bolt from Nashville Tennessee, where are you from?
Love his story!
Thank God for being so honest
Great interview. God bless!
So glad he got saved!! I’ve always been a fan of his work!!🥰🥰
A Breath of Fresh Air . ✨️✨️✨️
God Bless You All
God Bless you Dennis, thank you for sharing your faith 🙂
This is an inspiration for me to listen to this. God is faithful to those who are faithful to Him.
Praise be, god is good!
Thank you for being so open about your love for Jesus. God bless you🙏
Thank you for your witness, blessings to you my Brother. ✝️🙏🙏☝️👍✌️
So glad to hear this.❤
Happy for you Dennis. Always been a fan. God Bless You.
Dennis I am so proud of you! You found Christ
Amen brother! Love you in Christ! You are bringing glory to God!
So happy for you, Dennis! God is good, ALL THE TIME! Blessings and favor prayed over you, your family and your life! 😀🙏
To God all the glory! 🙌