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I wanted to leave Eight Is Enough for the Navy.

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Willie Aames
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: July 15
Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
Reality Television Participant
Screenwriter
Television Actor
Television Producer
Voice Actor
LA
California
Albert William Upton
Leave
Wanted
Enough
Navy
Eight

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This is not what I would have chosen. But I have a heart to be obedient.
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I never thought of myself as handsome.
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This show has been a major revitalization of my family life and personal life. It gave my family an avenue to speak to me honestly.
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Being stubborn can be a good thing. Being stubborn can be a bad thing. It just depends on how you use it.
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Being a teen idol or being a heartthrob on all the magazines, with Shaun Cassidy, Leif Garrett, and Scott Baio - it was embarrassing! I never understood it. I mean, why me? I never really got it.
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I'm cleaning toilets for $30 a day, because I needed that $30, and people are pointing at me, saying, Look at the big movie star. Look where he is now. I just said, I'm where God put me.
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Hollywood has always been good to me. I've never blamed Hollywood for my problems.
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I remember thinking, That's what I need - and that hope was in Jesus Christ.
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My pastor said, Just because you were a celebrity doesn't mean you're supposed to be a celebrity now.
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I never thought I was particularly talented, and to be honest with you, I still don't.
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I want kids to understand that strength doesn't come from what goes on around you. It comes from inside you, and that comes from Jesus Christ.
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I didn't become an actor because I wanted to act. Actually, I wanted to become a marine biologist. But most of all, I wanted to be accepted.
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I had older brothers and sisters who were high achievers, and I felt different, misunderstood by my family. That's not my family's fault it was my perception.
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