James Van Der Beek Quotes

• You start thinking the world is a certain way and forgetting that there’s another world outside of the campus boundaries that has nothing to do with what is your world at the time.

  James Van Der Beek

• You know, I’m not big on conspiracy theory. It does really kind of get my blood going when I find out there really are conspiracies that actually happened.

  James Van Der Beek

• You can’t really pretend something is rosier than it is and expect people to buy it.

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• You buy a house and you get it checked out and you feel like you’ve kind of made your mark here in some way. And then an act of God just comes up the coast and has the potential to just completely wipe it clean. Weather like that is certainly humbling.

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• You are incredibly fortunate whatever success falls on you, which is what happened with me.

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

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

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

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

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

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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 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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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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