Margaret Qualley Recalls Meeting Mom’s Ex-Boyfriend Dennis Quaid

Margaret Qualley Recalls Mom Andie MacDowell's Ex Dennis Quaid Amid Her ‘Parent Trap’ Obsession

Andie MacDowell, Margaret Qualley, and Dennis Quaid.
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Margaret Qualley is rather like Us — she was additionally obsessive about the 1998 remake of The Dad or mum Lure starring Lindsay Lohan and Dennis Quaid. Most Dad or mum Lure followers, nonetheless, don’t have mothers who dated Quaid in actual life.

“I’d inform my mother how a lot I beloved The Dad or mum Lure and be like, ‘We should always watch it. It’s a extremely good film. They make a variety of good selections in that film,’” Qualley, 28, recalled of her childhood throughout a Harper’s Bazaar interview revealed on Thursday, September 21.

Shortly after Qualley’s obsession started, her mother — the well-known Andie MacDowell — met Quaid, now 69, whereas they had been filming the 2001 film Dinner With Associates.

“She comes dwelling and he or she’s like, ‘Margaret, I understand how a lot you’re keen on The Dad or mum Lure …’ And I used to be like, ‘Yeah?’ and ready with bated breath, hoping my dad and mom had been getting again collectively,” Qualley shared. “After which in walks Dennis Quaid — her new boyfriend.”

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MacDowell, 65, and her ex-husband Paul Qualley had been married from 1986 to 1999. After their break up, MacDowell briefly dated Quaid in 2001.

“I wasn’t residing in Hollywood; I used to be residing in a standard suburban city. However then I’d have these ‘What on the earth?’ moments,” Qualley famous, reflecting on her childhood in Asheville, North Carolina.

Margaret Qualley Recalls Mom Andie MacDowell's Ex Dennis Quaid Amid Her ‘Parent Trap’ Obsession

Andie Macdowell and Dennis Quaid.
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The Maid star additionally admitted to having bizarre emotions towards her mother’s profession when she was a baby.

“My dad would say that she was going to work on the oil rigs in Texas,” Qualley shared. “I believe I understood sufficient to be happy with her. On the identical time, I didn’t love the entire film factor after I was a child. My mother going off to do a film simply meant she’s going to go away city and go kiss another dude and have a faux life that I’m not concerned in.”

Finally, that didn’t cease Qualley from following in her mother’s footsteps after quitting her dance profession at age 16.

“The roles are extra various. I’m getting much less scripts about girlfriends and wives than actresses of my mother’s era did,” Qualley stated of her profession, noting that she makes some extent to look at all of her tasks. “I wish to know. I additionally like to arrange myself for the worst. I wish to ensure that what I’m feeling provides up.”

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As her performing profession thrives, Qualley can also be getting used to her new title of spouse. She and Jack Antonoff received married in New Jersey final month.

“I’m so glad that I discovered my particular person,” she gushed to Harper’s Bazaar. “And it’s actual. It’s superb. It’s one of the best feeling on the earth. I’m so excited and so comfy all of sudden.”

The actress famous that she needs “to do every thing” together with her now-husband, 39.

“At some point I would like youngsters, and I’m not there but, and I wish to preserve doing motion pictures,” Qualley stated. “And that’s about all I do know.”