James Van Der Beek
James Van Der Beek

I believe every religion captures a piece of the truth.

James Van Der Beek
James Van Der Beek

I've always been a clown trapped in a leading man's body.

James Van Der Beek
James Van Der Beek

I think anybody with an insecurity, which is everyone, appreciates the fact that it's much easier to be a predator than it is to be prey.

James Van Der Beek
James Van Der Beek

I've only dyed my hair blond once, after 'Varsity Blues.'

James Van Der Beek
James Van Der Beek

I was dyslexic, so math and formulas were not necessarily my strong suit.

James Van Der Beek
James Van Der Beek

You know, I'm not big on conspiracy theory. It does really kind of get my blood going when I find out there really are conspiracies that actually happened.

James Van Der Beek
James Van Der Beek

I'm not about to talk about what's romantic in my life - I figure if you talk about it once - then that's an open invitation for everyone to dig into your personal life even further.

James Van Der Beek
James Van Der Beek

The more you make fun of yourself and don't try to go for any kind of respect, the more people seem to respect you.

James Van Der Beek
James Van Der Beek

I remember one day during my freshman year of high school, when as usual I was obsessively listening to a cast recording: it may have been 'Jesus Christ Superstar.' And I remember sitting there, totally absorbed, saying to myself, 'I can do this.'

James Van Der Beek
James Van Der Beek

I never wear white or black socks.

James Van Der Beek
James Van Der Beek

I've never really had a problem with the imagination level of an audience. They're always smarter and savvier than any studio exec will give them credit for.

James Van Der Beek
James Van Der Beek

I love New York City. Everyone is busy with their own lives - and no one is interested in some Hollywood celebrity walking past in downtown Manhattan.

James Van Der Beek
James Van Der Beek

It's a free country and I can keep my mouth shut whenever I want.

James Van Der Beek
James Van Der Beek

The less seriously you take yourself, the better work you're going to do.

James Van Der Beek
James Van Der Beek

The ego certainly is the biggest obstacle as an artist or performer, so any chance you get to destroy that is really healthy.

James Van Der Beek
James Van Der Beek

I can intellectualize myself out of anything.

James Van Der Beek
James Van Der Beek

You are incredibly fortunate whatever success falls on you, which is what happened with me.

James Van Der Beek
James Van Der Beek

Don't ever put anything past kids. They will surprise you in the best ways.

James Van Der Beek
James Van Der Beek

You can't really pretend something is rosier than it is and expect people to buy it.

James Van Der Beek
James Van Der Beek

I always show up to work and give it everything, and some things turn out better than others - and some things you can expect that it will come out better than others.