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For me, honestly, I'm an actor. There's one thing I know how to do - act. And that's all I know how to do. Through our work, [actors] can trigger awareness.

Wilmer Valderrama

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Wilmer Valderrama
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: January 30
Actor
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Film Actor
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Miami
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Wilmer Eduardo Valderrama
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When I was 10 years old, we'd pick out a cow and boom! They'd hit it in the head with a hammer, lift it up by the back legs, and skin it in front of us. Then I'd take the head home and make soup
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The thing that I really like is psychology. I love the human mind. I love the choices you make based on your experiences and instincts and your development based on such experiences and so I guess that's why I love acting so much.
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My dad had a couple of professions in mind for me. He either wanted me to be a doctor because he said male doctors make a lot of money, or he wanted me to be a soccer player. Myself, I thought that I would really love being a pilot for the Air Force. I really wanted to be a part of the Air Force.
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As an actor, you should be willing to take challenges.
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I actually didn't read the book [Fast Food Nation]. I wasn't aware of it. But when I read the script, I thought Wow. It became a project that was just so exciting to be a part of. Maybe a few times in a career [you] get a chance for a role that really means something, and this was it.
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I play opposite Beverly D'Angelo, and that was definitely a great time.
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Get into the relationship for the right reason because it's a great support system, because it's a great compliment to your life, because it's someone that actually fulfills you and makes you happy.
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Honestly, Ive been very blessed. Yes, I am cursed with this gift.
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I love the human mind.
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I was always wondering why the first ten minutes of eating fast food is heavenly and then after those ten minutes you start feeling like s**t?
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I grew up in Venezuela, and when I was 14-years-old, my parents decided to sell everything and come to America. Five of us lived in a two bedroom house. It wasn't a sad truth, it was just the way it was [at the time]. That feeling is so universal for every immigrant.
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Sometimes you're so nervous about piloting something that you could probably just not empower others to finish what they're supposed to.
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For me, I understood the gift of being able to empower others and to not do everything yourself.
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If you loved once, and if you cared once, you never really stop. And if you build a true foundation, a true friendship, that never really goes away.
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There comes a time in your life where you're called to not only reinvent yourself but to rebuild your spirit. It's so relevant today.
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As Latinos, we are so aware of what people go through in order to come to America. It's very interesting to do research on something that's been culturally a part of your existence.
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