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I really believe that when you're playing a character that everything is contained in the script. If I'm pulling from things from my own life, then I think I'm being disingenuous to the character and the story.

Walton Goggins

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Walton Goggins
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: November 10
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Birmingham
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I'm drawn to villains that are three-dimensional and raw and that I can kind of see in my own life.
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I never fancied myself having a prejudice towards people with tattoos. I personally don't have any and I don't think that I do, but I do see that people treat me differently with tattoos. People get out of my way.
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I still live my life the way that I want to live it, and people are very respectful of my space, but they also want to chat, and I quite like chatting.
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I try to leave a light footprint. I'm involved with Global Green, which aims to educate people about sustainable building and the greening of schools. I try to be aware about the consumption of unnecessary things in a consumptive culture.
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