James Van Der Beek Quotes

• A lot of movies you do because they’re fun, they make people forget about their day.

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• Being the lead of the show and working a lot of hours – all good stuff, a tremendous education, incredible opportunity, it changed my life – it was a marathon, and by the end of it I was pretty beat.

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• Don’t ever put anything past kids. They will surprise you in the best ways.

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• I always show up to work and give it everything, and some things turn out better than others – and some things you can expect that it will come out better than others.

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• I can intellectualize myself out of anything.

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• I’m not about to talk about what’s romantic in my life – I figure if you talk about it once – then that’s an open invitation for everyone to dig into your personal life even further.

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• I’m pretty much your average, energy-saving-light-bulbs-recycling citizen.

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• I was dyslexic, so math and formulas were not necessarily my strong suit.

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• I think anybody with an insecurity, which is everyone, appreciates the fact that it’s much easier to be a predator than it is to be prey.

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• I love New York City. Everyone is busy with their own lives – and no one is interested in some Hollywood celebrity walking past in downtown Manhattan.

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• I’ve always been a clown trapped in a leading man’s body.

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• I’ve been through quite a few hurricanes. I worked in North Carolina, where there’s a housing development whose name was Landfall.

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• I’ve never really had a problem with the imagination level of an audience. They’re always smarter and savvier than any studio exec will give them credit for.

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• In a way, you kind of get caught up in whatever image of yourself you think is out there.

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• It’s a free country and I can keep my mouth shut whenever I want.

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• The ego certainly is the biggest obstacle as an artist or performer, so any chance you get to destroy that is really healthy.

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• The less seriously you take yourself, the better work you’re going to do.

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• The more you make fun of yourself and don’t try to go for any kind of respect, the more people seem to respect you.

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• Ultimately, I’d love to be able to work in film.

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• When you’re the lead of a series, things happen around you, and you react to them.

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James Van Der Beek (25)

Birth:	8th March, 1977
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Actor

About

James Van Der Beek was born in Cheshire, Connecticut, USA. He is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Dawson Leery in the WB series Dawson's Creek. His role in several films include: Angus, Varsity Blues, Texas Rangers, The Rules of Attraction, Formosa Betrayed, Stolen, The Big Bang, and Labor Day. His role in television include: Eye of the Beast(TV film), Taken in Broad Daylight(TV film), Mercy(TV series), Salem Falls(TV film), Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23(Sitcom), Friends with Better Lives(TV series), CSI: Cyber(TV series), and Carters Get Rich(Sitcom).

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