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" I've never watched an episode of 'Star Trek.' For real. "
Steve Zahn
Never
Star Trek
Real
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" My dad was the chaplain at Mankato State University, and my mom worked in the bookstore. We lived just off-campus. Then we moved to the suburbs of Minneapolis, to New Hope, which is where I went to high school. "
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Hope
High School
Mom
" I'm a good dad; I spend a lot of time with my kids. "
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Time
Good
" You work with stand-up comedians or you work with somebody in theater, you work with somebody from 'Star Search' or 'Survivor' or a kid, it constantly changes how you play with people. "
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" When I was younger, you get pigeonholed in parts, which is understandable. "
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Get
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" I don't care if you've just won an Oscar, you still have to campaign for parts. "
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Won
Campaign
You
" Let me tell you something, planes and kids... I've got a 3 and 1 year old, I don't wish that on anybody. "
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Old
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" My parents were reasoned and deep thinkers. My dad is an intellectual and a literary man. "
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Were
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" I just planted the family vegetables yesterday. You name it, I grow it. "
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Family
" Andy Serkis is one of the best actors I have ever worked with. He might be the best actor I have ever worked with. "
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Worked
Best
Actor
" Film is a strange thing. "
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Strange
Strange Thing
Thing
" I feed horses and goats and sheep all day and, once in a while, come and talk about movies. "
Steve Zahn
Talk
Feed
Day
" I've had more people come up to me about 'Saving Silverman' than anything else. That and 'That Thing You Do!' But 'Saving Silverman' is the one I get most often. And I love that. "
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Up
People
" I'm not a leading guy. "
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Guy
Leading
" I moved to New York to do theater, and I got cast in a play that was funny, and then I was the funny guy. I did a movie that was funny, and then I was the funny guy. "
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Got
New York
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" PlayStation 3 is another form of meditation. Come on, when you're on set, all day? That's what I do in my trailer, I just play PlayStation 3. "
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Just
" I'm huge on spring and summer gardening. I'm really proud of my perennial beds. That's a passion of mine. "
Steve Zahn
Mine
Spring
Proud
" I've done movies where they didn't have enough money to have trailers. "
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Done
Movies
Money
" I love 'Safe Men.' Now it's getting all this culty kind of - it just came out on DVD. That was awesome. I read that script, I never laughed so hard in my life. "
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Men
Life
Kind
" I lived in Minnesota in a small town. "
Steve Zahn
Small Town
Small
Minnesota
" I never expect anything; I just go make a movie. I do the best I can, and whatever happens, happens. "
Steve Zahn
Never
Go
Expect
" It goes all the way back to 'Psycho.' Movies with twists like that are memorable because they're so simple. "
Steve Zahn
Way
Simple
Movies
" I'm not a sci-fi kind of guy, to be honest. "
Steve Zahn
Kind
Guy
Sci-Fi
" The beauty of acting is you just get lost in it. You play the character, and you hope that it works. "
Steve Zahn
Play
Character
You
" Any director who's also acted understands the fact that every person has a different process and has to be approached differently. "
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Different
Process
Person
" I don't have a publicist. "
Steve Zahn
Publicist
" I never wanted the business to dictate my life. I'm sure I've sacrificed and missed out on a lot of stuff, but I don't know what that stuff is, so I just raised kids, and I wanted to be around for that. "
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Missed
My Life
Life
" I still really love acting. I find it really challenging. And I really love film; it's a lot of fun. "
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Film
Acting
Find
" I remember seeing 'Les Miserables' with the original cast - this was in '87 - and I was blown away by it. "
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Seeing
Cast
Away
" I've never had the luxury - or the nightmare - of having something just blow up and be this huge success and then have everything thrown at you. Being 'the best friend' lessens the responsibility, 'cause I can still go do another movie after something that doesn't do well. "
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Best
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" I have raised beds, perennial beds, cut flower beds. I have an island on a pond that's just covered in peonies. I have an herb garden, tons of vegetables, raspberries. I have everything. I'm a green guy. "
Steve Zahn
Island
Guy
Garden