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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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“Emmerich knows how to do "big", but the trick is in making it (movies) both big and fun.”

Knows Bigs Fun Know How Tricks

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“I like smaller films better. I don't know why. I think it's the intimacy and there's not this avalanche. It is an avalanche, but it's really myopic. It's really small.”

Thinking Knows Film Intimacy Avalanches Myopic

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“I consider myself a decent athlete but when I started to train martial arts like Kung Fu, I realised it had nothing to do with how athletic you are. It's all mental. It's what you know, how you use it and your mental toughness and composure. It's incredible.”

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“It comes down to the experience of it. The more you fight, the more you know, the more you can use in the ring.”

Knows Use Fighting Rings

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“Whatever the fighting is - boxing, fighting, Judo, Thai boxing, it's how much you know doing that. Some people just know how some people move.”

People Knows Moving Fighting Know How Boxing Judo Thai

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“I don't know if I've ever written anything that's not a bill! I do write stories but I don't put a stamp on them. I wrote a story for my wife over Christmas and gave it to her as a present because she asked me to, but I don't put a stamp on things and send them to people.”

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“I do generally all my stuff [stunts] except for motorcycles and cars, that stuff I don't know how to do as well as certain people do.”

People Knows Wells Certain Stuff Know How Car Motorcycle

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“If I can still be successful making films and no-one will ever know me, then that would be great. Because we (actors) just like to do what we do. People who are doing it for fame, I don't know if they ever get really successful.”

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“If you look at any of the greats, from people like Paul Newman and Robert Redford to, you know, Brad Pitt - to get any of the kinds of roles like the ones that they've gotten, or just to be a part of any of the kinds of movies they've made, would be the end-all for me.”

People Ifs Knows Looks Kind Made Ends Would Be Roles Brad Newman

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“I've loved Kevin McDonald's movies for a while and it was an amazing experience because he really wanted to do something different. It was by far one of the hardest things I've ever done, to wake up every single day and know that you're going to be freezing cold and wet, every single day, 10 times a day, and there's no getting away from it.”

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“I don't want any sports anymore, except fighting which is the only sport I really watch - whether it's boxing or UFC. I don't know why. I think maybe it's an aspiration I didn't get the chance to explore more, but I don't think my father expected anything from me, I think it's more what I put on myself.”

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“No matter if you're a man, woman, cat, hamster, you will get lost in Matt Bomer's eyes. I don't know what they are made of outside of dreams and rainbows and amazingness but it truly doesn't matter. And when he sings. It's like God gave with both hands and then grew a third hand and graced him with more.”

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“I think the best thing to try to do is allow your daughter or your son to know that they can come to you for anything. If you can break down that wall so they don't feel embarrassed by telling you things, that's half the battle.”

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“There's a dance that happens with you and that's why I really like doing it with stunt men, because they know how to dance generally better than actors do. It is choreography and if you aren't used to doing it things can go wrong.”

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“I sort of became infatuated with soldiers. I got to know some of them and got a little perturbed with Hollywood making a spectacle out of them and making them look like they have screwed up somehow.”

Knows Looks Littles Hollywood Soldier Screwed Up Infatuated

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“I don't know if I'm very complicated at all. I wish I was. I wish I was one of these deep, intricate people. But I just love having fun really.”

People Ifs Knows Fun Wish Complicated Having Fun Intricate

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“I think all jocks have a sensitive side. It's just, will they show it to anybody? Will they let their guard down and stop being tough and the cool jock guy around their friends, or just relax? I don't know if it's best to say opening up, but 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.”

Ifs Knows Lying Like You Mom Dad My Dad My Mom Innocent

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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.”

Ifs Knows Trying Memories Really Great Great Memories

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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 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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“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.”

Knows Men Play Guy Player Football Athlete Football Player Back In The Day Olympic Athlete

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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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