Hollywood actor and “Reagan” biopic star Dennis Quaid unleashed a blistering critique of the entertainment industry’s radical political transformation, declaring that the once-open creative culture has been overtaken by far-left orthodoxy that now punishes dissenting viewpoints.
During an interview with Pastor Greg Laurie, the 71-year-old actor didn’t mince words about how dramatically the culture in Tinseltown has shifted in recent years.
According to Quaid, opinions that would have once been considered moderate or mainstream are now labeled “extreme” or controversial, the New York Post reported.
The news outlet reported:
“The Things have gone so extremely, so far left right now,” Laurie said during his conversation with Quaid.
“I saw a podcast — it was Bill Maher and Dana Carvey, and I’m forgetting the other guy’s name — but anyway, I think it was Dana Carvey said, ‘I’ve told my friends in Hollywood I’m a Clinton Democrat, and some of them are calling me a Nazi now.’”
Quaid said that “you can’t do that,” and compared being a Clinton Democrat to being “a neo-con, on the right side or whatever. What used to be, you can’t be anymore.”
The actor then described himself as a “common-sense independent,” although he said he tends to “lean more conservative in my head.”
“I’m just for common sense, is really what I am,” Quaid said.
Later in the podcast, Laurie asked Quaid about spending time with President Donald Trump.
He called Trump “very surprisingly approachable and very funny, and really genuine. He wouldn’t be president if he wasn’t genuine, because the people who voted for him, they know that he has their best interest at heart.”
In a separate sit-down a year ago with entrepreneur and podcast host Patrick Bet-David, Quaid offered a revealing behind-the-scenes look at why he ultimately chose to leave Los Angeles altogether.
Dennis Quaid:
“L.A. has been very, very good to me, but it’s changed so much.”
When asked what drove the change, Quaid described an environment no longer defined by open creative exchange — but by ideological conformity and professional intimidation.
Dennis Quaid:
“It’s not the place that I was there. I don’t feel like an exchange of ideas. It’s being politically correct all the time, and it’s kind of like a lot of fear… And that’s why I moved to Nashville — to get back into the center of the country and just feel more at home there.”
Quaid went on to argue that Hollywood’s identity has undergone a fundamental inversion over the past several decades.
Dennis Quaid:
“Everything is turned upside down… It used to be in Hollywood to be a rebel, to be an outsider — not the establishment. That was what was exciting in the ‘70s. Now… to be left is basically the status quo and to be politically correct.”
According to Quaid, the shift has been accompanied by an unmistakable chilling effect on speech — especially during the COVID era.
Dennis Quaid:
“Agencies, publicists, studios were telling me, ‘Don’t say anything about politics or the way you feel… because you could lose your job.’ At least that was the subliminal message.”
At the same time, he noted, public political advocacy appeared to be welcomed, but only when it aligned with one ideological direction.
“As long as you were talking about Biden or endorsing a Democrat, you were fine. But if you were endorsing a Republican or Trump… they don’t even want you.”
Quaid also reflected on what he sees as a broader realignment in American political identity — including which party now represents everyday working-class voters.
“It used to be the Republican Party was the party of the rich fat cats… Now the corporations are with the Democrats and the regular people are with the Republicans.”
Still, the actor stressed that ideological diversity — not enforced consensus — is essential for a functioning republic.
Dennis Quaid:
“Don’t be afraid to speak up just because it’s awkward… Even if you’re a Democrat in a room full of Republicans — we need to start talking and arguing with each other about the issues.”
Quaid concluded by lamenting the disappearance of the bipartisan overlap that once characterized American politics.
“You had liberal Republicans and you had conservative Democrats… Now it’s just black and white — you’ve got to be on this side or that — and nothing gets done.”
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