When Ford was in London for the Star Wars premiere, he asked Boyega ?to have a meal somewhere out of the glitzy area.? And since Ford ?likes his food really spicy,? Boyega brought him to 805, a Nigerian restaurant next to Ladbrokes, an off-track-betting shop on the main drag of Peckham. Boyega ordered for the table, and they ate pepper soup and okra and beans, Ford forgoing utensils, Boyega says proudly, ?like a real Nigerian.? (Ford, with something between pride and deep sarcasm: ?Yeah, I'm like a real Nigerian.?)
Boyega showed Ford ?a piece of my world? and told the story of his early life in the neighborhood. The older actor seemed genuinely interested. ?Oh, cool, you lived in that area.? ?Oh, you went to that place.?
?It was cool for me,? Ford says. ?I learned that he had a lot of interests, concerns, and talents that were beyond those that I was immediately aware of from the work we were doing together.? To recap: This was cool for HARRISON FORD. And even though Boyega says he was ?careful not to be asking too much, because you don't want to get too ?inner,? Harrison told me about being a carpenter.? Just two peers shooting the **** and licking yams off their fingers.
Ford knows Boyega's going to be all right, just like he was. Unburdened. ?He's capable,? Ford says. ?He's making wise choices.?