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" We've shown the entertainment industry what social media is capable of doing for a movie. 'Sharknado' is now a noun. "
Ian Ziering
Media
Doing
Capable
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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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Enjoy
Lightning
Lucky
" At my pregnant wife's behest, I took the job for the paycheck and the health insurance, and it turned into 'Sharknado.' I couldn't have played this better if I'd wanted to. It's really captured the imagination of sci-fi fans. "
Ian Ziering
Imagination
Wife
Better
" When I read the script for '90210,' I thought, 'Boy, this is very superficial,' and it was. I mean, the pilot was all about the glitz and the glamour of Beverly Hills, the obnoxious kids, and the fish-out-of-water story of Brenda and Brandon Walsh. I couldn't discern from that first script that the show would become very issue-oriented. "
Ian Ziering
Pilot
Boy
Become
" I'm a student of the movies. I'm a student of all media. This is what I do, and I like to immerse myself in what's current and what's topical. And I find that I'm drawn to those things. "
Ian Ziering
Myself
Movies
Media
" In this business, it's important: if you consider yourself a journeyman actor like I do, you need to stay topical. So I'm always looking for projects that are challenging, that put me in a light that's different from anything I've ever done before. "
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Yourself
Me
Business
" Anything I can do to raise awareness and money for charity, I like to do. "
Ian Ziering
Money
Charity
Awareness
" I began modeling in N.Y. and doing commercials. That led to regional theatre and then Broadway and then movies. "
Ian Ziering
Modeling
Theatre
Then
" 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. "
Ian Ziering
Lucky
Mom
Partner
" 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. "
Ian Ziering
Phones
Play
Me
" I have two children of my own; I can't imagine anything more horrific than to have a child suffering with EB. "
Ian Ziering
Suffering
Own
Child
" I never envisioned that I would be able to bring something to the entertainment table that would fit Las Vegas. Vegas is so presentational; it's live theater and, for me, it's always been film or television, which isn't why people come to Las Vegas. So it's exciting to be apart of all of this, the thrust of the entertainment of Vegas. "
Ian Ziering
Vegas
Me
People
" When all the other kids were playing sports after school, I wanted to sing and dance and act. "
Ian Ziering
School
Dance
Sing
" 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. "
Ian Ziering
Home
Picture
Pictures
" There are so many people that say they are actors and they don't spend for 5 minutes a day working on their craft. You need to train and need to take classes to keep your tools sharp. I'm always in class, whether it's theater or drama workshops. "
Ian Ziering
Tools
Drama
People
" I think my perspective on my age is really irrelevant. "
Ian Ziering
Irrelevant
Perspective
Think
" Past success is no guarantee of future success, so I have learned to be an entrepreneur. I began to produce and direct my own projects. "
Ian Ziering
Own
Success
Entrepreneur
" People have always told me I look young for my age... and I think it's because I've always taken care of myself. "
Ian Ziering
Think
Age
Care
" I believe the digital world presents tremendous opportunities for the producers who understand it, and I am launching a digital production company, iMan Productions, to take advantage of this opportunity. "
Ian Ziering
Opportunities
World
Opportunity
" It's 'Sharknado,' people. No one's expecting a tear-jerking, gut-wrenching emotional piece. This is just wild sci-fi action/adventure at it's finest. It's one of those dopey movies that come on in the middle of the night, and your eyes just stay open watching it 'cuz your glued to it, 'cuz you're just compelled to continue to watch it. "
Ian Ziering
People
You
Wild
" As an actor, you know that every act has a closing curtain. "
Ian Ziering
You
Curtain
Closing
" When I read the scene where I'm actually chainsawing my way out of the belly of a shark, how could a guy turn that down when that's in the job description? "
Ian Ziering
Shark
Job
Guy
" It's intimidating when you have to stand onstage amongst a bunch of men who are dedicated to maintaining peak musculature and athleticism, and they're six-five, 240 pounds of twisted steel and sex appeal. It's a lot to stand up to... My goal is to not look like Chris Farley. "
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You
Look
Men
" The brilliance of 'Sharknado 2' is it's more of the same - similar formula, more of the experience. "
Ian Ziering
Experience
Brilliance
Same
" When I read the first 'Sharknado' movie, I thought it was terrible. I told my wife that I couldn't do this movie, that it would be the end of my career. "
Ian Ziering
End
Movie
Thought
" 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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Character
Real
Acting
" Being married, I don't know how to describe it. It's very comfortable when you find the right person. It all comes together beautifully. "
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Find
Know
Right Person
" 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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Fat
Health
I Am
" When I was a kid, it was always very embarrassing for me if I wet the bed - I was 5 years old. I didn't want my parents or my brothers to find out because they'd bust my chops to no end. "
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Bed
Find
Want
" Like every audition I go on, I do my best, but after that, I let it go because, you know, the rejection rate is so great in Hollywood, and I can only control what I do in the audition, and after that it's up to somebody else. "
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Best
Control
Great
" Leg day is my favorite day. You can't have a thorough leg workout without feeling completely spent. It's a challenge, but the benefits of maintain muscle mass on my legs is important because, as the biggest muscle group in the body, it also helps me keep the proper body composition in terms of fat to muscle ratio. "
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Challenge
Body
Day