Chris Pine Quotes
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It's really interesting that, in 'The Avengers,' the character that people relate to is The Hulk, and I think the reason why they relate to The Hulk is because he's fragile and human and faulty.
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I have a romantic vision of the beautiful delineation between TV and film that existed for so many years. I romanticize the studio system and movie stars as a whole, but obviously that's just anachronistic and probably a non-reality.
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When you feel like an oddball, it never really leaves you. Even now, I'm better around people who are uncomfortable with themselves - the misfits.
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Mediocrity scares me. It's the fear of not being as good as you want to be. If you give over to that fear, it will sabotage you. As much as I can, I try to use that fear to guide me.
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The more you are positive and say, 'I want to have a good life,' the more you build that reality for yourself by creating the life that you want.
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Look at the movies of the sixties and seventies. They were making a different kind of movie then. Would 'Network' ever be made now? No. Would 'Kramer vs. Kramer' ever be made now? No. Would 'Tootsie' ever be made now? Probably not. Robert Altman films? Never.
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You have to be able to carry a conversation. I think after the initial attraction kind of dies down. The lust dies down. There has to be the thing that engages you.
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'Star Trek' is about a bunch of disparate people and what they're capable of when they work together.
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You can be many miles away and press a button on a keyboard, and it can cause devastation.
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I'm an actor, but I am an awful liar.
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For me growing up, Christmas time was always the most fantastic, exciting time of year, and you'd stay up until three in the morning. You'd hear the parents wrapping in the other room but you knew that also, maybe, they were in collusion with Santa Claus.
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I always enjoyed singing; I played guitar.
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For me, work is one thing, and my life is another.
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Lying does exist in crazy forms.
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I was sick of being articulate and loud and charming. I didn't want to play that guy anymore. I wanted to play the absolute opposite of that.
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Uh, I do not wear a wig in 'Star Trek' like I did in 'Bottle Shock,' thank God. 'Bottle Shock' will be the last wig movie I ever do.
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I broke my finger in a stunt in a very not-too-romantic way. I was just trying to tackle someone, and I just flicked his forearm and then screamed in pain.
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One thing that I do find really sexy is a girl who's good at crossword puzzles.
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I had a job at this French restaurant, and I hated it. I don't like serving; I don't like getting people ketchup.
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I try to live joyfully and the by the rule of treating others how you'd want to be treated - that's a good one to stick by.
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I believe in luck and fate and I believe in karma, that the energy you put out in the world comes back to meet you.
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I like a deep sports massage - a casual beating up. I try to get them whenever I can, usually more if I'm getting in shape for a role.
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After many years of self-flagellation, I've realised that beating myself up doesn't get me anywhere.
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My fans have designated themselves the, uh, 'Pine Nuts.' They're a nutty bunch.