Dennis Quaid knows what people think of his role as Ronald Reagan in the new biopic “Reagan,” but he’s not worried about it.

“It’s a biopic. It’s a love story. It’s about all of us as America, where we once were,” Quaid told Fox News Digital about the new film. “A lot of it gets twisted because people have their own agendas. And yes, they tried to fire me a couple of times, but so what?”

He also knows what people think about the 40th president.

“When Reagan was president, they called him a warmonger. He’s the man who ended the Cold War and made peace with the Soviets. But that took a Cold Warrior like him. … And they called him a third-rate actor and all that,” Quaid said.

Dennis Quaid almost turned down the role of “Reagan” until one thing convinced him to accept it

Dennis Quaid said his new biopic about Ronald Reagan is “about all of us as America, about the world we once were in.” (Getty Images)

In his opinion, however, “Reagan was like a father to everyone when he was president. And like all families, you either admire your father or you rebel against him. And a lot of those feelings still linger. That’s what we’re going through in this country today in politics or whatever: a lot of people want to somehow connect that to Reagan and make it a political movie, but it’s not.”

The film’s political issue became a major point of contention when it came to marketing the film on Facebook.

“They tried to fire me a few times, but what the heck?”

— Dennis Quaid

“I would say that before Facebook censored material like this, they did it without even seeing it,” said the “Twins Rarely Come Alone” star. “So we offer them a private screening if they want.”

Earlier this month, Quaid and the film’s marketing team claimed Facebook wouldn’t allow them to promote a post featuring Quaid’s image promoting the film through a paid ad. Additionally, Facebook has suspended the film’s official account at least twice for posting clips of Quaid discussing the film in media appearances.

Quaid claimed that Facebook had “censored ads for Reagan” on the platform “without even realizing it.” (Rocco Spaziani/Archivio Spaziani/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images)

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The marketers said Facebook told them the post “mentioned politicians or discussed sensitive topics that influence public opinion or people’s voting behavior and could affect the outcome of an election or upcoming legislation.”

In an earlier interview with Fox News’ Trace Gallagher, Quaid said the system appears to be “automated.”

“This actually happened several times, and we were suspended two days in a row,” Quaid said. “From what I understand, Reagan hasn’t been on the ballot for 40 years, and not only that, he’s not even eligible to run because he served two terms.”

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A Meta spokesperson previously told Fox News Digital: “While there are no restrictions on this page that would prevent administrators from posting, we have identified a handful of ads from this account that were incorrectly rejected. This occurred because our automated systems incorrectly determined that content about President Reagan required prior approval under our policies for social, election, or political ads. This was an error, and the restriction on the ads has been lifted.”

Quaid’s “Reagan” co-star Penelope Ann Miller, who plays former First Lady Nancy Reagan, was also surprised by the apparent restriction on advertising.

Penelope Ann Miller, who plays Nancy Reagan, was surprised by the apparent restrictions Facebook has placed on ads for “Reagan.” (Getty Images)

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“This is the person who was our president for eight years 40 years ago. What does this have to do with politics or this election? Nothing,” she said. “And it just so happens that it comes out in an election year, but that was not the intention.”

Miller reiterated Quaid’s comment that the film was not intended to be a political statement.

“The only thing I can say is that before Facebook censored such material, they did so without even seeing it.”

— Dennis Quaid

“It’s a biopic and it’s a story about the lives of these iconic people, how this man became president. And it’s a love story,” she said. “It’s funny and I think in the end it’s moving and that’s what we want to do in movies. I think we’re bombarded all the time with special effects and horror and stuff and I think to see a movie about real people having relationships that’s driven by the characters is kind of entertaining.”

It was no easy task for Quaid and Miller to grow into the roles of two of the most famous personalities of the last century.

Quaid and Penelope Ann Miller in the roles of Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan. (Rob Batzdorff/Rawhide Pictures)

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“It was really a daunting task. I was excited but also nervous. For obvious reasons, she’s Nancy Reagan. An iconic figure and a lot of people know who she is,” Miller said.

The “Carlito’s Way” star said she did “a tremendous amount” of research to get into the role and focus on Nancy as a person.

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“You can’t judge anyone when you play them. Whatever anyone thinks of them, you have to play them, you have to embody them,” she said. “I wanted to honor her legacy and do her justice. And I felt like I owed it to her. … That was important to me. (She was) real and flawed and not perfect. Just a real human being.”

Nor did Quaid want to do an “impersonation” of his “favorite president,” but was nervous about the prospect of playing such a well-known character.

During his research, Quaid said, “I realized that Reagan was not a rich man, and I could sense his modesty and humility” when I visited Reagan’s private ranch. (Noah “Nanea” Hamilton/Rawhide Pictures)

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“To be honest, I was scared. I had to think about it a little bit, because how do I find a way to get behind a public persona, which he was?” he said. “Because I want to play for real people from their point of view.

“But I went to the Reagan ranch, which is not open to the public. Their clothes are still there, just as they left them. They had a king-size bed, but it was two twin beds tied together, and you could really feel them. I realized that Reagan was not a rich man, and I could really feel his modesty, and his humility in that place there, and that was kind of my introduction.”

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Quaid said “Reagan” should be a “reminder” of “how great this country was and still could be” for audiences new and old, and he hopes the country can find a way to rebalance the political conversation.

“Everyone knows what’s been going on for the last four years. You know that dialogue has broken down and people are afraid to speak their minds. Republicans and Democrats, we’ll figure this out eventually, because we need each other. We keep each other from going too far in this direction or that,” he said.

Quaid said “Reagan” was a “reminder” of “how great this country was and still could be.” (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

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“We’re Americans and we want the same things. We go about things in different ways and we achieve them in different ways, and people have forgotten how to have that kind of dialogue. In our film, in (those) times, there are liberal Democrats and conservative Democrats. It wasn’t as black and white as it is today. We need to get back to that. You know, just because you disagree with me on 30% of the points we’re talking about doesn’t make you 30% an enemy or 70% a friend.”

“Reagan” will be released in theaters on August 30th.