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" When I was in school I read a lot of comic books and pretend I was in them and kids would tease me and call me names. But now I do the same things and people say that I'm artistic and cool and I'm doing the exact same thing I did in high school. "

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" I was raised to believe in myself. I know I'm cool. I'm not trying to brag or say I'm the man or anything like that. I don't lie or cheat, and I'm not mean to anybody. I treat people with respect. "

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" I know throughout my childhood, there were many times I couldn't stand being a 'Jr.' I wouldn't want anybody else to go through that. If we'd had a boy, he wouldn't have been another Freddie Prinze. "

" I know how to create and make people feel something. Honestly, if I didn't do this, I would just have some minimum-wage job in New Mexico, and I would go out on the weekends and make just enough money to pay my insurance and pay for a couple beers, and that would be it. "

" High school's like another planet. "

Freddie Prinze, Jr.

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" I don't know what my daughter will become. "

" People don't think I can construct a sentence, let alone write a script. "

" Life is not about making dough or how many movies you can make in a year. It's about finding someone that you can share things with. "

" Speaking Spanish isn't a benefit in Hollywood. "

" Shooting in Brooklyn is like opening a time capsule. Nothing has changed. Everything looks like it did in the eighties. "

" My first job was four words in 'Family Matters.' It was huge! "

" When I was a kid, everybody loved Hulk Hogan, right? 'Eat your vitamins. Eat your vegetables.' Everybody over 25 hated him because he was corny, right? "

" It only takes 30 seconds to pluck my eyebrows, but it hurts. I have to tweeze 'em in the middle once a week. Otherwise, I look like Bert from 'Sesame Street.' "

" A couple of years ago, right before I made 'Down to You,' there was a moment when I questioned what I was doing and if it meant anything. I felt like I wasn't accomplishing anything, that the goals I'd set were silly goals. Finally, I realized I just loved acting. It was a very clear moment, and my whole life changed then. "

" I always appreciated that connection between a parent and a kid because I yearned for it so much. Growing up, I wanted a father, and because I've had this idea of what a father should be, it's exciting to finally have the opportunity to try and be that guy, to see if I can actually do it. "

" Living life at a young age is like being a sponge thrust into the ocean. You absorb what's around you. If you're around people who are supportive and positive, that's how you look at the world. "

" Tap dancing is something I love, and I've been working on it to get really good. "

" I love food, man! If it doesn't eat me first, I'll pretty much eat it. "

Freddie Prinze, Jr.

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" I think success shows a person's true colors. "

" I played Little League. I was a 'pitcher.' But we had a pitching machine, so I was just basically an 'in-infield' shortstop because all I got to do was field bloopers six feet from the plate. I couldn't hit, so that was pretty much my entire job. "

" I really fight hard to make things film where they're supposed to be filmed. If something is supposed to be in New York, then it has to be in New York. "

" I'm a full-time dad; I'm a part-time actor. "

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" When I was in high school. I was considered really weird and strange, and people kind of kept their distance. "

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