Jon Heder Quotes

• When I was young, I told my sister that she had chunky thighs. She slapped me and I cried. She feels bad about it to this day, but I feel worse.

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• What we did in our childhoods makes us who we are now.

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• That’s what protagonists do. They work hard, they have a conflict, they overcome the obstacles.

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• Normally I avoid movies where the aliens look like humans. It’s cheesy.

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• Marriage is all about knowing the ins and outs and the intimate details, and your wife is supposed to be the person you know best. But my brother and I think alike, know everything about one another, and when we get together, we block everything else out. Nothing exists in our world except for us.

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• Just as long as something is gained, a lesson is learned. I do like those. The more quiet victories are always great.

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• I’ve always liked Kate Winslet. She’s pretty, smart, and talented.

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• I’m not that into reading. If I’m gonna read, I’m gonna read some cool sci-fi book or something, not some stupid self-help book.

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• I’m not going chic, I swear. The geek endures. But, I mean, a snazzy cool suit looks good.

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• I want to get up there and tell entertaining stories but that are also to a certain extent clean.

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• I relate to most of the characters I play, because I do feel like an outsider.

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• I never read a self-help book except for the Bible.

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• I loved my childhood. They had the coolest toys back then. Star Wars, Transformers, laser-tag gun sets. Toy companies have really gone downhill.

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• I love movin’. I was observant growing up, watching Michael Jackson and John Travolta. I’d close my eyes, see the moves.

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• I know at some point I would like to take on more dramatic roles.

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• I just did an ad with Microsoft. I’m dressed as Napoleon, and I get to slap Bill Gates.

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• I don’t think I ever will do a s*x scene because of my religion and my personal standards.

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• Build a rocket ship and leave the earth!

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Jon Heder (18)

Birth:	26th October, 1977
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Actor

About

Jonathan Joseph Heder was born in Fort Collins, Colorado, USA. He is an American actor. He studied at Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. His role in several films include: Napoleon Dynamite, The Benchwarmers, School for Scoundrels, Blades of Glory, Mama's Boy, When in Rome, For Ellen, Reality, Walt Before Mickey, Christmas Eve, Ghost Team, and The Tiger Hunter. His role in television include: Napoleon Dynamite (TV series, only voice) and Gulliver Quinn (TV film). He married Kirsten Bales in 2002. They have four children.

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