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" I just try to do the best job I can with what I'm given. My main focus is the work and not the glamour. "
Ian Ziering
Best
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Work
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" When I got the call from Chippendales, my jaw dropped, as it came on the heels of TMZ calling me fat on national TV. I am passionate about health and fitness, so I've kept in shape, and dancing is something I've always enjoyed, so I figured, why not? "
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" People spend hundreds of millions of dollars to make movies that don't do anything. I mean, no one's talking about 'Pacific Rim' today. No one's talking about 'The Lone Ranger,' and those were $100 million movies that didn't have nearly the impact that 'Sharknado' did. "
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" The weirdest request I got was for a picture of me naked with nothing on but my cowboy boots. Needless to say, she went home empty-handed. I have, however, on several occasions, strolled around my apartment in nothing but my cowboy boots. There was just no one there to take pictures. "
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" We're very sure to stay in character, to experience the Sharknado as though it was real. That's what acting is. "
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" I've managed to catch lightning in a bottle a couple times. I'm very lucky. But I want to do this forever. I enjoy it so much. One of the challenges as an actor is to stay relevant. "
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" When all the other kids were playing sports after school, I wanted to sing and dance and act. "
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" I began modeling in N.Y. and doing commercials. That led to regional theatre and then Broadway and then movies. "
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" I'm a real lucky guy. I've got a fantastic woman; she's a fantastic mom and an ideal partner. She understands what I do, and she's OK with it, and I couldn't be more in love. "
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" For me, to get to play an action hero in a science fiction film is a marriage of two genres that I'm a huge fan of. "
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" As a father and a provider, no stone goes unturned. "
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" Ideally, it would be five days a week, spending at least an hour at the gym doing cardio three of those days and resistance training all of those days. My cardio is typically interval training. "
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Doing
" Before 'Dancing with the Stars,' I'd directed a short called 'Man vs. Monday' that I sent out to all the festivals just to show I can direct and produce. It was also a template to launch a movie or a TV series. "
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" I was 28 years old playing a 16-year-old. I just kept my mouth shut. I never talked about it. "
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" Being married, I've got so many things to do that I am the last to do things for myself. Taking care of my body has been difficult, but I am doing the best that I can. "
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" As an actor, I get my insurance from the Screen Actor's Guild by union, and you have to make so much every year to get that type 1 insurance. "
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" I'm a dad, and that's a job you can't fail at. "
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" My mom was always so supportive; she enabled me to pursue my dreams. I danced on Broadway as a kid, and she would never miss a show. "
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" We barely had cell phones on '90210.' It started in the '90s. That's pretty much when fax machines came into play. When I first got the script for '90210' I had to come into New York to get it. It was not emailed to me; there was no email. "
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" To be with old friends is very warming and comforting. "
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