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Channing Tatum, born on April 26, 1980, is a renowned American actor. He gained widespread popularity for his performances in the 'High School Musical' film series and has since showcased his versatile talents in films like '21 Jump Street' and 'Magic Mike'. Tatum is known for his exceptional performances on both film and stage, and has achieved significant success across multiple domains.

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“I worry about Bieber, man. That kid’s wildly talented. I hope he doesn’t fall down into the usual ways of young kids because it’s so hard for someone to be responsible when they’re not asked to be.”

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“I really get inspired by songs. Like, if I hear a thug "Want to kill ya" song, I'm ready to go out and get crazy. Or if you hear this really sexual, sensual slow song, I want to go have sex. I'm very animalistic when it comes to stuff like that. Very basic emotions.”

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“Everyone's a nerd inside. I don't care how cool you are.”

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“Someone who doesn't take herself too seriously and can be a goofball. Because everyone's a nerd inside, I don't care how cool you are.”

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“I had an all right high school, even though I hated school. I wasn't massively popular, but I was okay. But I wouldn't want to do it again.”

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“Girls were always my biggest distraction in school.”

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“Just relax and really say what you're actually thinking, and not what you think people want to hear.”

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“If my Dad doesn't like you, you will know. My Mom is just too innocent to ever lie. She doesn't even cuss.”

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“No, I was never that kind of guy. I believed in true romance; one-night stands are always going to leave you feeling cold and empty. I was always looking for the real thing, romance, and all that. I love being married. I never liked the idea of going to bars and chasing girls. Some guys might enjoy that, but I always wanted to find that one special woman, which I did when I met Jenna.”

“I grew up watching 'Braveheart' and 'Gladiator.' Those are my 'Star Wars.' They have values and traits about them that I wish I had.”

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“A well arranged scrapbook, filled with choice selections, is a most excellent companion for anyone who has the least literary taste.”

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“I don't know what you're going through life doing if you're not really trying to collect some really great memories.”

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“I think that the divorce rate's over 50% for a reason. I don't think people are taking enough time now to really see if they can make it work and live together.”

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“I lived crazy really young. So now I don't need to go out and get nuts.”

Needs Young Crazy Nuts

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“I would love to sing. I would love to do a musical, but I wouldn't say that that singing is my strong suit.”

Strong Singing Musical Suits

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“I think we all suffer from guilt at some point in our lives, but for the most part I never really regret, and I try to always remain positive. Yes, I think that those issues are very interesting to play in a character, and they're prominent issues in life, and I think people can relate to them.”

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“I grew up in Florida, where if you weren't comfortable dancing, you weren't going to get any girls.”

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“I had a bad stutter when I was really young. I couldn't get a sentence out. Like, 'D-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-ad.' And that turned into a mumble.”

Young Sentences Ads

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“I have the flying dream a lot where I'm jumping off a building and just flying around.”

Dream Building Flying Jumping Jumping Off

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“I like to be lean. If I get too bulky I can't move well and I like to move. When I'm not training, I get really round and soft.”

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“I've aways been good at picking up certain things, like sports and dancing.”

Certain Sports Dancing

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“No one's calling me for lawyer roles. I still have a lot to do to prove myself.”

Stills Roles Calling Prove Lawyer Prove Myself

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“In all the movies I'm in love with someone in my head. There's always love in a film somewhere. It doesn't matter even if it's an action movie.”

Ifs Matter Action Film Action Movie

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“My bar for being successful is being able to do movies that really mean something to me and being able to make a living off of that.”

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“You have the dreams that you want, and then you have to do other jobs until you can get to that dream.”

Want Dream Jobs

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“I was not good in school. I could never read very fast or very well. I got tested for learning disabilities, for dyslexia. Then I got put on Ritalin and Dexedrine. I took those starting in the eighth grade. As soon as they pumped that drug into me, it would focus me right in.”

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“In the beginning, I would find a character I understood. That was my focus. Not now - but you basically get offered the exact same thing you just did. Which I find hilarious. I did 'The Vow,' and then I had every love story you can imagine thrown at me. And now I'm getting offers for comedies.”

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“The records that I like, they have life and warmth and soul in them. Like the slap back on Scotty Moore's guitar on 'Mystery Train.' You're not gonna get that in a computer. You're gonna want a live room, you're gonna wanna bounce the tape, you're gonna want real musicians, in a room, vibin' off of each other.”

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“A Guide To Recognizing Your Saints' was the first real actor-actor part I did, and I hope I to do more. Action movies are fun, but I'd be happy not to do them if there are better roles.”

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“Daniel Day-Lewis and Sean Penn to me are the two best actors of all time. I'm just glad to have the pleasure to be in an era that they're acting while I'm acting. They're probably the best actors in my mind.”

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“Everyone always talks about the speed of New York, and I still walk slow around New York, and everyone is walking faster than me all the time, and I notice it every time we go out.”

Stills Walks New York Walking Speed Faster

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“I believe in love. I believe in good stories. I play really hard on the weekends because I like to have those stories. My wife and I go off and do craziness all the time. We're just like, 'What can we go get into this weekend?' Then we have other ones where we just sit and do nothing and then we have work that we do. It's all memories.”

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“I can't do the same movies all my life. I'm conscious of that. But it's a trade-off. 'Dear John' allowed me to do movies I've wanted to do. You learn to balance it out. I'm still learning. Only now am I getting to do the kinds of movies that I have wanted to do. So it's a steady climb. You don't jump into a Soderbergh film.”

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“I don't think there's a date minimum or maximum. I don't get the whole 'All right, you've got to wait three days to call after the date.' If I got a number from a girl, I'd call that night. There's no science to it for me. You just do what it is that you feel like doing.”

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“I know I will never wear sandals now anywhere. I got in a fight in the back of a grocery store when I was really young, like 14 or something. And I remember my feet were so torn up afterwards because I lost my sandals in the middle of the fight. My toenail was missing. It just sucked.”

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“I still want to write Clint Eastwood a letter saying, 'I'm sorry, I'm sorry for all us wimp actors. You're the truth.' I guarantee he's not the person you want to fight, even now! You look at him, and you don't want to mess with him. He would still take you down.”

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“I was terrified to do 'G.I. Joe.' I had no idea how to do one of those movies. I was kind of scared. You know, if one of those doesn't work, it's a huge hit on your career. People are like, 'Well he couldn't make a $170 million movie work. I don't want him in my film.'”

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“I'm not a comedian. I can play off of people, but I'm not that guy. I don't want people being like, 'Yeah, he should have stuck with drama.' It would not be my choice to have critics mumbling that.”

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“I'm not a political person. When I start to get into it, it just upsets me. I feel so powerless when it comes to politics. So I've just decided to be non-political and very, very pro-soldier.”

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“I've been on so many movies. Generally, I haven't gotten to be on the ground level. As of two years ago, in 'Dear John,' I got to really be on the ground floor. I wasn't a producer. I felt like I put the work in, and I did have a lot of sway on what got fixed, reshoots, so on and so forth. It felt really good.”

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“Jim Thorpe is someone I've always loved. He was an Olympic athlete, you know, and a football player from back in the day. I'd love to play him. And then there's a guy called Iceman who was a top hit man for the mob. I would love to play him. Actually, it's sort of in the works, so I hope it goes through.”

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“The film is a direct mirror of the director. If your director doesn't know how to dress, there will be an aesthetic of the film that won't come through - whether it's in the costumes if he doesn't know exactly what he wants or the look of the film.”

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“There are so many things I want to do. Like, I want to get an artist, a musician, a photographer, and a bunch of dancers that I know and just travel across Africa and just film it and just see what happens. Do and learn as much as I possibly can. Luckily, I have a lot more time.”

Knows Want Happens Film Artist Musician Photographer Bunch Dancer More Time

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“Well, the first and only time I went hunting, I shot a deer, and it mortified me. I just couldn't do it again. But I know a lot about guns, so I go to the gun range and stuff like that with friends sometimes.”

Knows Firsts Wells Sometimes Stuff Gun Shots Range Hunting Only Time Deer

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“With dancing, you have to know spatial movement with somebody. It is steps. It's literally steps and knowing how close to be or how far away. You have to have the beat in the right place with the camera.”

Knows Steps Knowing Movement Beats Cameras Dancing Far Away Right Place Spatial

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About the Author

Born: April 26, 1980
Known for: Actor
Quotes: 145

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