Spielberg's Dreams of Becoming Indiana Jones

INDIANA JONES director STEVEN SPIELBERG is keen to trade places with HARRISON FORD - because he has always fantasised about becoming an action hero.

Spielberg, 61, has directed four instalments of the smash-hit film series - returning to the set of the Ford action film for its latest instalment Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, 19 years after 1989's The Last Crusade.

He says, "I would like to, one time, feel what it's like to be Harrison (Ford) and run as hard as he does, fight as hard as he does." The legendary moviemaker also admits he's impressed by 65-year-old Ford's ability to reprise the action-packed role: "When I say, `OK, let's do take eight,' he says, `Sure, let's do it.' I don't know how he does this. I'd like to see what that feels like."

But Ford isn't so eager to switch his role entirely, adding, "I'd be happy to be either Steven or George (Lucas - Indiana Jones creator), and have the wit and the intelligence that they both share. But (keep) the same body."