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" I think I've begun to take for granted how easily information can swirl around me. "
Sean Astin
Take For Granted
Think
Me
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" A perfect run has nothing to do with distance. It's when your stride feels comfortable. "
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" 'Lord of the Rings' was 2001, 2002, and 2003, but Twitter didn't start until 2007! "
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" I told another ESPN friend here, I love all sports. I can't think of any I don't love. I've even come to appreciate cricket. Maybe I could play a sportswriter. I don't know. Anything in the sports realm is appealing. "
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" The hybrid I have now is one of the least expensive cars I've ever had. I had a BMW 318i convertible once, the ultimate driving machine. "
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" I kind of peak at how far I can push my body, and then I run out of determination for the habit and start easing off. It's really just a lack of focus and discipline. "
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" My wife is very patient. On our honeymoon in 1992, we got a motor home and drove from L.A. to Idaho and then down the coast. I was running a lot, then so she would drop me off, drive six miles, park and wait for me. "
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" I'm like the universe; either expanding or contracting at any given moment. The most that I had put on was about 35, 36 pounds, and I've taken all of that off. "
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" I used to love watching Angela Lansbury and other people when they were doing voice-overs for Disney shows. You'd see them doing these wild gestures in front of the microphone. I used to think, 'Is that really necessary?' What you realize when you're doing it is that that's the only way. "
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" A doable goal for me is to finish a marathon under four hours. I'm doing all the training, but the hardest part is eating right. "
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" Everyone on 'The Goonies' and everyone on 'Lord Of The Rings' knew that we were a part of something that was going to be big. "
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" I think that I have a seriousness of purpose, a lot of support, and a healthy amount of good fortune. "
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" Even though my parents were famous actors, I honestly felt most of the time that I didn't understand what was going on. "
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Parents
Famous
" There was a combination of not wanting to look a gift horse in the mouth, but also really not wanting to be stuck in Lord of the Rings for the rest of my life, and being desperate to kind of make sure that I could do something else with my life. "
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Life
Horse
Gift
" My diet is always terrible, unfortunately. I don't know moderation. "
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Know
Always
" You can't play a hobbit if you're not prepared to be a part of nerd culture. "
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Prepared
" I actually think I've got a pretty good horror scream. "
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Pretty
Good
Got
" I don't want to play the fat guy or the friend for the rest of my life. "
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Rest
Friend
Life
" I definitely loved going on stage, I loved the nervous feeling and the performance and the doing-ness of it. It always felt kind of natural and inevitable and logical. "
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Performance
Loved
Kind
" I first heard about 'Stranger Things' from people dressed as the characters coming up to me at conventions saying, 'Hey, you have to see this show. It's 'Goonies.' "
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See
Me
Dressed
" I remember Michael Jackson once called to see if I was feeling okay because I had gone home sick from the set of 'Goonies'; they'd shut down production for a couple days. I was so excited he called, but he didn't leave his number. "
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Sick
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Feeling
" I'm much more prone to feeling down a lot. I just feel sluggish and unmotivated. "
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More
Much
" If you're not the guy who is going to puff your chest out like a rooster and go fight somebody, our society discards you. "
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" My dad was a Buddhist when I was young, so when I was begging to become a Catholic, he was saying no and imparting Buddhist precepts. "
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Begging
" My mother wouldn't let me play football because she was afraid I would get hurt, so I played flag football. "
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Mother
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" I was about 14, and my friend's stepdad asked me to do a 10K with him because his son - who was more into basketball - didn't want to. It was amazing, and I still remember the time I got: 48:23. "
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" I think people enjoy reading about money, but the people who are in charge of giving me guidance tell me not to talk about it in interviews. Why not? That's what everybody thinks about. "
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Money
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" I absolutely do not think that I have even a vague recollection of what normal life is like. "
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Vague
Even
" There is nothing as special as watching greatness. "
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Greatness
Watching
" I'm just a softie at heart, a scaredy cat. "
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Heart