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Topher Grace & Dennis Quaid | Dennis Quaid, Topher Grace
For In Good Company, Topher Grace climbs over ad exec Dennis Quaid to reach the top of the corporate ladder – and to fall in love with his daughter (Scarlett Johansson). But off-camera Grace says he has plenty to learn from the veteran actor, 50. "I want to be the least good person in any project that I do," says the 26-year-old, who's best known for his seven seasons on That '70s Show. "It was certainly true of (Company)." Quaid and Grace recently talked about learning from each other, dealing with the age issue and taking risks in Hollywood.

Dennis, being 50 now, do you think it was risky careerwise to play the aging lead?
Quaid: I don't see how it's a risky thing to take a great part with a great director and a great script. That to me is not really a dangerous, risky proposition. It's actually a really good choice.

Do you think this movie implies that people become more irrelevant with age, especially in Hollywood?
Grace: The film is saying that there's a perception that that's true, and that that perception is wrong. My dad has a phrase that goes, "Having more energy doesn't mean that you're smarter."

What do you think of this out with old, in with the new theme, like with Topher's character selling mobile phones to kids?
Quaid: Well, back in the day when I was a young man, no one had a cell phone up to their ear or a laptop that was wireless to carry around anywhere that you wanted or a videogame that you could carry in your pocket. People had to talk to one another in between the three channels that they'd watch on TV and the commercials.
Grace: I don't know what you're talking about.
Quaid: You don't have to be alone with your thoughts anymore. You don't have to process anything. You can call up someone to do something to instantly make you sort of feel better.
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