Why did Harrison Ford turn down Captain Dallas?

[Kradan]

Skerrit was amazing. Ford would've been doing his Ford smirk the whole time and eating at the tension.

I know what you mean, but I think Ford has somewhat more range than that.  Just off the top of my head: Presumed Innocent, The Fugitive and Witness all showcased that he can do more than just smirk like Han Solo and Indiana Jones.

Or if you want something a little closer to when Alien was produced, just look at his brief performance in Apocalypse Now.  Of course, none of that means he would have been better as Dallas than Tom Skerritt was.  I think the role was better suited for an older man anyway.

On the other hand, I've never seen Skerritt point his finger quite like Ford can.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4Rqx9TvtlM

Local, aren't you Harrison Ford ? Why you talk anout yourself in third person ? It's weird 

[Local Trouble]

Of course he is.  Local refers to himself in the third-person all the time.  Go play Half-Life already.

[Kradan]

Go play Half-Life already.

Touche

[Stitch]

Go play Half-Life already.

Touche

Have you still not played Half-Life, yet?

[Kradan]

I'll play it when I'll get around to it and you'll be the first to know ! 

[Ingwar]

Harrison Ford is always Harrison Ford to me if that makes any sense. He's more of a star than an actor. Sure he can act, and he's incredibly charismatic, but he has such a John Wayne-type on-screen presence that he's always Harrison Ford on screen to me, rather than the character he's playing.

Yeah, but imo he's more Deckard than Ford in Blade Runner.

[Immortan Jonesy]

Indeed 

[Voodoo Magic]

But is he a replicant?

[Ingwar]

[𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯]

More Deckard than Ford is our motto here at Tyrell.

[Voodoo Magic]

It must be the haircut...