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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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“You know, I'm not really any good at working out when people are flirting with me. And I think I'm too flirtatious with people I'm trying not to flirt with! What I am good at is making people feel uncomfortable. I don't want to but it always ends up happening!”

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“I admire when people take the harder path, not because they are masochistic and want to beat themselves up, but because you actually kind of learn more and I think you grow more.”

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“I don't think there's a problem with being a teen idol, if that happens to me, I'll be happy to deal with it.”

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“I'm a lot older than my little brothers and sister, so I think I grew up babysitting them.”

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“I'm very 'spur of the moment'. I'm always trying to think of fun things to do to create a memory.”

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“I'm proud of 'Black Hawk Down' because I think it told a provocative story and it was honest. It could have had more opportunity to tell both sides of the story, but I'm still proud of it.”

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“I think vampires have gotten maybe a little bit silly in the last years where they're all wearing crushed velvet and reading poetry and making sweet love to their victims, you know, it's not really all that scary.”

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“I just think of interesting roles to play. I guess that I have matured, I guess growing up and becoming a man, your taste in characters changes and I think I have become more interested in active characters as I have become less contemplative in my personal life. Things have become a little bit more interesting in the doing these days and less interesting in the thinking about the doing.”

“I think that just your tastes change as you get older and I think they'll continue to change.”

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“I do a lot of weird movies that maybe you don't like and I experiment a lot but maybe I do appreciate the process and I think my greatest joy in this business is that I have had the ability to screw up in a lot of really interesting films!”

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“I see movies all the time that manipulate you by playing a high note on the piano or some string instrument, and suddenly you're crying. I'm sick of being told what to think.”

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“It's more interesting when people overcome inner turbulence, but at the same time I do like the innocent. Have you ever read The Idiot? I think Dostoyevsky created a brilliant character there. He doesn't have any self-inflicted wounds. I love that. People don't like him because he's so pure.”

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“I think the fact that we allow guns in our country is the main problem with school shootings.”

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“I don't think I really understand girls now.”

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“I figured out the only way to get women in high school was not to care that much. Now I realize that you have to live your life and eventually they'll be attracted to you and you'll be attracted to them and it will just happen. I think. I think.”

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“I think guys understand love a little better than girls.”

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“Guys think of love as a feeling, which means that if you do something wrong you can still love somebody. So guys are constantly screwing up and then saying, "But I love you!" And girls have a different standard for love.”

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

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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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“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.”

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About the Author

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

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