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One that always stings is Grow up. And it stings most when you have the suspicion that it is justified, that you have just done somethingchildish and you got nailed for it. It's probably been said to me a few times.

Thomas Haden Church

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Thomas Haden Church
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: June 17
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I hate it when women fight aging with plastic surgery or fashion choices. There's this arrogant youth worship in our society.
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Villains with a conscience have this sad realization of who they are, and the monster they've become — there's a sense of regret. So at the end of these movies there's a dramatic resonance that really stays with the audience.
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But at the same time, if the right thing came along, I would do it in a second.
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I did a series called Ned and Stacey for two years for Fox back in the 90s. I was writer on it as well as a producer, and it was very important to me that there were no contemporary references.
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I certainly was an actor and then I drifted more towards writing and directing.
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But all actors go through the process, it's hit and miss, you have achievement and failure.
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I've been an admirer of Helen Mirren for a long time. As I get older, I find myself admiring older women who have poise and elegance.
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Look at the Native American culture. They revere the elders.
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When I moved to L.A. in 1989, the very first thing I did was this horrific pilot called To Protect And Surf.
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I don't want my hair to be ridiculous. But in Texas I do wear a hat a lot, so I probably have hat-head more than I'm aware of.
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Any tendency to design for design's sake, to create a pattern within which the owner must live according to rules set by the designer, is headed for frustration, if not disaster.
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I have a healthy sense of vanity. I like to look good for myself, which is what a lot of women say. I want to stay fit.
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Nothing is set up like a comedy bit. I did sitcoms for 10 years. Literally from 1989 to 1999. That's almost all I did. Whenever I got away from television I was like, Phew, thank God that's over. I am never going back.
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Cows are a lot smarter across the board than bulls.
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But I certainly know a lot of people that existed at that level and are always kind of pining for more, always thinking that the next big break, the next opportunity, the big role are just around the corner of the next audition.
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The fact that I haven't been married might qualify me as belonging in the nutty category to a lot of women.
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Children from like 8 and even up to the college age - Spider-Man appeals to a fairly broad demographic but, like I said, a mean age probably of 12 is a good mark - they process information so quickly and it's not because of attention deficit or short attention span.
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