Lindsay Lohan impressed Dennis Quaid while working together on 'The Parent Trap:' 'She was like Marlon Brando'

Lindsay Lohan near rather an belief connected Dennis Quaid erstwhile nan 2 worked together connected "The Parent Trap."

During a caller question and reply pinch People, Quaid played nan crippled Drawing from Memory, during which he was challenged to reply questions pinch a drawing. When asked to tie nan infamous torn image of him and Natasha Richardson that Lohan's characters transportation astir successful nan film, he couldn't thief but praise nan actress. 

"My favourite representation from ‘The Parent Trap’ was doing nan surface trial pinch Lindsay," he told nan outlet. "She was 11 years old, and I couldn't judge that personification could beryllium that talented. She was for illustration Marlon Brando, and she was, astatine 11 years old, she was wholly fearless."

In nan film, Quaid played Nick Parker, a man erstwhile joined to Richardson's character, Elizabeth James. The characters yet get a divorce, but not earlier welcoming twins Hallie and Annie, some played by Lohan.

Quaid compared Lohan's talent to Marlon Brando's. (Getty Images)

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After nan divorce, nan twins were separated from each other, pinch 1 copy surviving successful California pinch Quaid's characteristic and nan different successful England pinch Richardson's character. The 2 meet astatine summertime campy and devise a scheme to get their parents backmost together. 

"I conjecture he'd beryllium sipping immoderate of nan vino retired of his vineyard, not walking excessively acold from home," Quaid told E! News successful April astir wherever he thinks Nick Parker would beryllium today. "Yes, he's still pinch Elizabeth." 

He called Richardson, who died successful March 2009, a "beautiful, beautiful woman," who "is sorely missed" by him and his family.

Quaid besides shared that he and Lohan are still somewhat successful contact, revealing she sent him a day connection erstwhile he turned 70 successful early April.

Quaid thinks his characteristic would still beryllium joined to Elizabeth James. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

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Speaking to E! News astir Lohan's talent, Quaid erstwhile again commented connected really "fearless" she was arsenic a kid actor, saying "she had maine believing location were 2 girls." He was impressed by nan magnitude of "control [she had] complete her talent and what she was doing and during nan shooting."

Since "The Parent Trap," Quaid has appeared successful films like, "The Rookie" and "The Day After Tomorrow" and astir precocious starred successful "Lawmen: Bass Reeves." 

The miniseries was executive produced by "Yellowstone" creator Taylor Sheridan. It follows nan communicative of nan first Black U.S. Marshal, Bass Reeves. When announcing his casting, Quaid expressed really "honored" he was to beryllium progressive pinch nan task and bring Reeves' communicative to nan forefront.

"Reeves was known arsenic nan top frontier leader successful American history and besides believed to beryllium nan inspiration for ‘The Lone Ranger,’" he wrote connected Instagram arsenic portion of his announcement. "He worked successful nan post-Reconstruction era arsenic a national bid serviceman successful nan Indian Territory, capturing complete 3,000 of nan astir vulnerable criminals without ever being wounded."

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Quaid astir precocious starred successful nan miniseries "Lawman: Bass Reeves." (Brenton Ho/Variety via Getty Images)

Quaid plays nan fictional Deputy U.S. Marshal Sherrill Lynn, who offers Reeves his first occupation successful rule enforcement successful nan series.

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When speaking pinch Fox News Digital successful January 2023, Quaid joked they were "making mayhem" during filming, explaining they were "riding horses [and] shooting guns" astatine 4 successful nan morning.