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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. "

Steve Zahn

Hope

High School

Mom

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" Let me tell you something, planes and kids... I've got a 3 and 1 year old, I don't wish that on anybody. "

" I always gravitate toward the humor in something. "

" I love general history. That's all I read really. I don't read novels, I read history. I love it. I live in an area that's really rich in Civil War history. I live in Kentucky on a farm. A lot of revolution, a lot of military history I love. "

" I've never watched an episode of 'Star Trek.' For real. "

" My parents were reasoned and deep thinkers. My dad is an intellectual and a literary man. "

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" I like to fish. I'm an outdoorsman. I love to hunt and fish. "

Steve Zahn

Hunt

I Love

" 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. "

" I love 'Shattered Glass.' It's one of my favorite movies. I think it's just brilliant. "

" I'm a good dad; I spend a lot of time with my kids. "

" I lived in Minnesota in a small town. "

" It goes all the way back to 'Psycho.' Movies with twists like that are memorable because they're so simple. "

" People got to know me very gradually. It was little things. It's still like that. 'That Thing you Do!' was a big thing. It's always been very gradual. Like I say, people still ask me if I'm still acting. 'I've seen all your movies. What are you doing now?' Ha ha! "

" Andy Serkis is one of the best actors I have ever worked with. He might be the best actor I have ever worked with. "

" The beauty of acting is you just get lost in it. You play the character, and you hope that it works. "

" I'm huge on spring and summer gardening. I'm really proud of my perennial beds. That's a passion of mine. "

" I was in high school, and I was the guy that always got cast in the school play. Theater is huge in high school in Minnesota, and I knew that I was very good at that, and gifted, and I was 'the guy,' but it still wasn't something I ever thought of as 'a job' or something that one could do professionally. "

" I'm not a sci-fi kind of guy, to be honest. "

" I'm always attracted to the vulnerable character more than I am the superhero. "

" 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. "

Steve Zahn

People

" 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. "

" Any director who's also acted understands the fact that every person has a different process and has to be approached differently. "

" 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. "

" I don't care if you've just won an Oscar, you still have to campaign for parts. "

" Most people laugh at situations rather than a tagline anyway. "

" I'm theater trained. "

Steve Zahn

Trained

Theater

" I remember seeing 'Les Miserables' with the original cast - this was in '87 - and I was blown away by it. "