Quotes from James Van Der Beek


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


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


At a young age, acting was so inspiring and exciting, because to me it was play - make-believe, pretend.


I can intellectualize myself out of anything.


I love sports and I love sports movies.


I started out doing theater in N.Y.C.


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


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


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


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.


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.


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


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


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


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.


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. That's why it's my favorite city. You can do what you want without attracting a crowd of curious onlookers.


I'm kind of shocked that it's taken Hollywood so long to realize that so many great movie talents can come out of television. One of the reasons they do is that on TV you don't have the luxury of a film's big budget, and people have to compensate with creativity.


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.


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


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.