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You buy a house and you get it checked out and you feel like you've kind of made your mark here in some way. And then an act of God just comes up the coast and has the potential to just completely wipe it clean. Weather like that is certainly humbling.

- James Van Der Beek

Here, Some, Buy, Humbling

I've never really had a problem with the imagination level of an audience. They're always smarter and savvier than any studio exec will give them credit for.

- James Van Der Beek

Give, Always, Studio, Smarter

I've been through quite a few hurricanes. I worked in North Carolina, where there's a housing development whose name was Landfall.

- James Van Der Beek

Development, Through, Been, Hurricanes

The ego certainly is the biggest obstacle as an artist or performer, so any chance you get to destroy that is really healthy.

- James Van Der Beek

Chance, Performer, Certainly, Biggest Obstacle

I was dyslexic, so math and formulas were not necessarily my strong suit.

- James Van Der Beek

Strong, Strong Suit, Were, Dyslexic

I'm not about to talk about what's romantic in my life - I figure if you talk about it once, then that's an open invitation for everyone to dig into your personal life even further. So, I just keep my private life to myself.

- James Van Der Beek

My Life, Dig, Private, Open

I'm kind of shocked that it's taken Hollywood so long to realize that so many great movie talents can come out of television. One of the reasons they do is that on TV you don't have the luxury of a film's big budget, and people have to compensate with creativity.

- James Van Der Beek

Big, Hollywood, TV, Great Movie

I remember one day during my freshman year of high school, when as usual I was obsessively listening to a cast recording: it may have been 'Jesus Christ Superstar.' And I remember sitting there, totally absorbed, saying to myself, 'I can do this.'

- James Van Der Beek

I Remember, Year, Been, Superstar

I think anybody with an insecurity, which is everyone, appreciates the fact that it's much easier to be a predator than it is to be prey.

- James Van Der Beek

Think, Which, Appreciates, Predator

I've only dyed my hair blond once, after 'Varsity Blues.'

- James Van Der Beek

Hair, Only, Once, Blond

At a young age, acting was so inspiring and exciting, because to me it was play - make-believe, pretend.

- James Van Der Beek

Play, Young, Make-Believe, Young Age

You know, I'm not big on conspiracy theory. It does really kind of get my blood going when I find out there really are conspiracies that actually happened.

- James Van Der Beek

Kind, Big, Going, Conspiracies

You start thinking the world is a certain way and forgetting that there's another world outside of the campus boundaries that has nothing to do with what is your world at the time.

- James Van Der Beek

Certain Way, Another, Campus

I'm not about to talk about what's romantic in my life - I figure if you talk about it once - then that's an open invitation for everyone to dig into your personal life even further.

- James Van Der Beek

My Life, Dig, About, Further

I've always been a clown trapped in a leading man's body.

- James Van Der Beek

Trapped, Always, Been, Clown

When you're the lead of a series, things happen around you, and you react to them.

- James Van Der Beek

Happen, Things, Series, Things Happen

I never wear white or black socks.

- James Van Der Beek

White, Never, Wear, Socks

You are incredibly fortunate whatever success falls on you, which is what happened with me.

- James Van Der Beek

Which, Falls, Incredibly, Fortunate

Being the lead of the show and working a lot of hours - all good stuff, a tremendous education, incredible opportunity, it changed my life - it was a marathon, and by the end of it I was pretty beat.

- James Van Der Beek

My Life, Pretty, Hours, Beat

I believe every religion captures a piece of the truth.

- James Van Der Beek

Truth, Believe, Piece, Captures

It's a free country and I can keep my mouth shut whenever I want.

- James Van Der Beek

Country, Shut, Whenever, Mouth

I love New York City. Everyone is busy with their own lives - and no one is interested in some Hollywood celebrity walking past in downtown Manhattan.

- James Van Der Beek

Love, New, Some, Downtown

I love New York City. Everyone is busy with their own lives - and no one is interested in some Hollywood celebrity walking past in downtown Manhattan. That's why it's my favorite city. You can do what you want without attracting a crowd of curious onlookers.

- James Van Der Beek

Love, Celebrity, Some, Downtown

Ultimately, I'd love to be able to work in film.

- James Van Der Beek

Love, Work, Able, Ultimately

I always show up to work and give it everything, and some things turn out better than others - and some things you can expect that it will come out better than others.

- James Van Der Beek

Give, Some, Always, Some Things

Don't ever put anything past kids. They will surprise you in the best ways.

- James Van Der Beek

Will, Ways, Ever, Surprise

The more you make fun of yourself and don't try to go for any kind of respect, the more people seem to respect you.

- James Van Der Beek

Kind, Go, More, More People

In a way, you kind of get caught up in whatever image of yourself you think is out there.

- James Van Der Beek

Think, Kind, Image, Caught

I'm pretty much your average, energy-saving-light-bulbs-recycling citizen.

- James Van Der Beek

Pretty, Citizen, Your, Average

You can't really pretend something is rosier than it is and expect people to buy it.

- James Van Der Beek

Expect, Buy, Than, Pretend

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