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Zachary Levi, born on September 29, 1980 in Los Angeles, California, is an American actor. He gained widespread recognition for his role as Superman in the television series 'Smallville', and has starred in various film and television projects.

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“I believe in incentivizing people. If you can incentivize people in anything, whether it's in politics; in life; in spirituality; in business; just take care of folks. Incentivize them and all of a sudden it's amazing the difference that you'll see.”

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“I don't believe in strong-arming people.”

People Believe Strong Don't Believe

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“People don’t talk about religion a lot in Hollywood because it’s not an incredibly safe place to do it.”

People Safe Hollywood Safe Places

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“A lot of people, especially Christians, want to put you in this box of being a Christian actor, and I don't believe in it. You do yourself and everyone else a big disservice when you start thinking about it as "Christian art." That's why most Christian art is bad. They don't put a premium on the "art."”

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“I want to go create my own independent content and entertainment, in new models and in new ways, and essentially show studios and networks that people are good.”

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“Oftentimes, people start with something, whatever it is, and it's great, but over the years, it loses its focus or way and corners get cut. Some people are fine with that, but I'm not.”

People Way Years Loses Focus Cutting Fine Corners

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“What resonates with people is that it feels like you actually are thinking of them.”

People Thinking Feels Like You

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“As artists, when you have people that care about what you do, I think you should care about those people who care about what you do, and give them really cool interactive experiences to make them feel appreciated.”

People Thinking Giving Feels Should Care Artist Who Cares Appreciated Really Cool Interactive

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“Doing photo booths and signings, and doing all of that for charity, and having dance parties every night, is so much fun. I like to dance, and I know other people that like to dance. It's a great way to celebrate the time that we're all down there together.”

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“The people that keep coming back every year are diehards. I'll go out there to host a panel and I know half of the audience. I see them, every year, and they come back for more because they believe in us. That's one of the coolest things.”

People Knows Years Believe Half Audience Host Coming Back Diehard Believe In Us

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“When you go and create something, you want to believe in it. If they don't, we're barking up the wrong tree. But when you believe in something and you see other people believing in it too, it just feels like you're doing something right in the world, and that feels good.”

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“You just want to make something that's awesome and that people dig, and I'm excited about it.”

People Want Excited

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“I'm going to trust God that I'm not going to completely burn out, and that I'll have the energy in me to stay in it. Fortunately, I have really excellent people around me that are helping me.”

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“People are more willing to accept a singer as an actor, than an actor as a singer.”

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“My family was always very supportive. Whether you're an actor or not, everybody hears the horror stories of people going to L.A. and trying to be an actor, and their dreams are crushed, and they end up working for the IRS. So they were always protective to the point that they wanted me to have a backup plan, which is understandable, but there was always something inside of me that knew: backup plan, schmackup plan.”

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“I just love going down into the crowd and getting people pumped up and dancing.”

People Dancing Crowds

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“I love hosting. I've always really enjoyed making people happy, and so anytime I'm doing anything or the event is doing anything, and I look around and there are smiles on everybody's faces, I feel like I've succeeded in doing something. That's the stuff that I'm most grateful for.”

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“Being nerdy just means being passionate about something, including everyone - the coolest people on Earth are passionate and therefore nerdy about something whatever it is, whether it's sports, or gaming, or technology, or fashion, or beauty, or food, or whatever.”

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“I can destroy a dance floor. I think life should be a musical. I always hate it when people watch a musical and they go, 'Oh, it's so unrealistic, no one just breaks into song in the middle of their day.' Yeah, they do- if they're me.”

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“I get a lot that people have a hard time believing that I’m a nerd... but I grew up with a Nintendo controller in my hand.”

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“Nerd. One whose unbridled passion for something defines who they are as a person, without fear of other people's judgment.”

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“I believe that as an entertainer, you're only as good as your audience and the people who support you.”

People Believe I Believe Support Audience Entertainers Support You

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About the Author

Born: September 29, 1980
Known for: Actor
Quotes: 70

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