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I've been a writer longer than I've been an actor. I wrote short stories like crazy when I was in high school and college. I worked in advertising before I moved to L.A. to pursue acting.

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Thomas Haden Church
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: June 17
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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 invested, and I protected myself, so I enjoy that freedom.
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If you are truly fearless as a performer, than you don't fear kids or dogs.
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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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And there have certainly been movies I wanted to be in and milestones I wanted to surpass that did not happen.
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But I'm a citizen of Texas and try to spend most of my time there.
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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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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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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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I certainly was an actor and then I drifted more towards writing and directing.
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I kind of have a rededication in my life now to acting because I'm very fond of being in this movie.
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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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Look at the Native American culture. They revere the elders.
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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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Their lives have been largely defined by failure and you would think the prospect of marriage, which is supposed to be bountiful and hopeful, it's just really another kind of tangential thing in his life.
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