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Josh Hartnett, born on July 21, 1978, is an American actor known for his impressive performances in various film and television projects. He gained widespread recognition in the 1990s and early 2000s, particularly for his roles in movies like 'The Notebook' and 'Pearl Harbor'. Hartnett is renowned for his handsome appearance and acting talent, with a diverse career that spans both film and television.

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“When you see something from afar, you develop a fantasy. But when you see it up close, 9 times out of 10, you wish you hadn't.”

Wish Fantasy Wish You Afar

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“I gave up meat when I was twelve. & One day I was cutting up a chicken for my mom, and I hit a tumor with the knife. There was pus and blood all over the place. That was enough for me.”

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“I should be getting photographs of me with my arm around these people like restaurant owners do, because eventually I am going to have to prove to my kids that once I was an actor!”

People Should Hands Kids Actors Arms Prove Photograph Restaurants Owners

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“It's not scary to make a horror film because you get to pull back the curtain and see that none of it's real. When you're watching one, the terror bombards you.”

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“When I turned 18, I skipped my party to take my girlfriend on a road trip. It turned out to be an amazing birthday.”

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“I'm quiet, and I don't enjoy watching horror flicks, so am I like Zeke? No way.”

Way Enjoy Horror Quiet Introvert

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“You don't stay the hottest guy forever unless you're, um, Dionysus.”

Guy Forever Fame Hottest Dionysus

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“I'm always trying to find something unique or a project that I can do something unique in. When the director has a vision for a piece that I've never heard before, and they can back that up with visuals and they talk a good game, I get really interested in the world that they're trying to create.”

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“There are some films that really break the mold, and some films that don't. I've been looking for films that break the mold a bit.”

Film Bits Break Mold

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“My interests are guitars, cars, and vacation. I've been playing guitar all my life. My dad was a professional guitarist, but I'm terrible, which lets me off the hook, so I just play for myself.”

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“I'm not all that demanding, I don't think. My family might think otherwise.”

Thinking Might My Family

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“Ever since Poltergeist terrified me when I was 12, I can't watch horror films, I'm a real wuss.”

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“My parents are hippies, so I must have a bit of hippie in me.”

Bits Parent Hippie

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“If I was painting or writing, I wouldn't veer away from things because they seemed unsavoury to me. So as an actor, I kind of think the same way. I should do things that are different and interesting and shed light on the craziness of the world.”

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“Honestly, I guess if you looked at my CV, I've been doing independent movies since I started. I think that I kind of took a few steps back from Hollywood as soon as it all started to come my way because I wasn't quite ready for the attention.”

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“I get bored with the same old film coming out every weekend. It feels like it's the same story all the time, and the same visuals, and the characters' dilemmas are remarkably similar.”

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“If everything is going well in my life then I start to read the papers more and I start to worry about everything I can't deal with. They say wisdom is knowing what you can fix and what you can't change. I'm very unwise.”

Ifs Wells I Can Deals Worry Knowing Paper Papers Can't Change Unwise

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“We're all on a journey. The average American switches professions four times. I'm lucky to be in a business where I can change the character I am playing every couple of months.”

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“Life isn't what it's like in the movies.”

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“People care about my fame, not me. But that's fine. I have my own life.”

People Care My Own Fine Fame My Own Life

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“Running around when I was a kid was a really happy time; a time when getting home for dinner or for sleep were my only responsibilities.”

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“Up until the age of 16, I was very focused on sport - I played a lot of football. Then I tore my ACL and had to stop playing.”

Age Sports Football Focused

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“We all want somebody to come in and save the day and change our lives for the better.”

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“I became popular very young. I viewed myself as just a young actor trying to figure out how to do well, and, you know, making mistakes and learning and growing.”

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“I like movies about people and movies with characters; that's what I'm drawn to as a person who likes to create these characters within the story, but I like it all, really.”

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“You think that if you are the best actor, you deserve the most or if you are the biggest star, you deserve the most. That race just isn't important to me.”

Ifs Thinking Important Actors Stars Race Deserve

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“I don't really comment on my personal life because I feel like any comment at all is opening up a whole can of worms. I'd just rather not talk about who I'm dating.”

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Born: July 21, 1978
Known for: Actor
Quotes: 77

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