Chris Pine
Chris Pine
Christopher "Chris" Whitelaw Pine is an American actor. He is known for his role as James T. Kirk in Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness, and Star Trek Beyond. He also appeared in the films The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, Just My Luck, Smokin' Aces, Bottle Shock, Unstoppable, This Means War, Rise of the Guardians, Horrible Bosses 2, Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, Into the Woods, Z for Zachariah, and The Finest Hours...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth26 August 1980
CityLos Angeles, CA
CountryUnited States of America
Just lead your life and try to make the best decisions.
I'm an actor, but I am an awful liar.
I have no control over what people think, and if I were to spend energy on that, I would be a lifeless, deadened human being.
What kind of woman am I attracted to? Really? Can I just say I like what most human beings want?
'Star Trek' is about a bunch of disparate people and what they're capable of when they work together.
I like a deep sports massage - a casual beating up. I try to get them whenever I can, usually more if I'm getting in shape for a role.
It's really interesting that, in 'The Avengers,' the character that people relate to is The Hulk, and I think the reason why they relate to The Hulk is because he's fragile and human and faulty.
When you feel like an oddball, it never really leaves you. Even now, I'm better around people who are uncomfortable with themselves - the misfits.
The more you are positive and say, 'I want to have a good life,' the more you build that reality for yourself by creating the life that you want.
When I'm kissing someone, I don't want to feel as though I'm rubbing off all the makeup that's on their face or messing things around. I think natural is better.
'Star Trek' scared me a lot more than 'White Jazz.' It terrified me, really. Because of the scale, the responsibility, the fact that it was this iconic character. It was the bigger challenge, so I had to take it.
Right now I just want to play good roles, and if the role happens to be a gay man, that's not of any import other than, 'Is it a good story? Does it say something that's interesting?'
Look at the movies of the sixties and seventies. They were making a different kind of movie then. Would 'Network' ever be made now? No. Would 'Kramer vs. Kramer' ever be made now? No. Would 'Tootsie' ever be made now? Probably not. Robert Altman films? Never.
Imagination is a pretty powerful thing, and when you're in the moment and you're riding a train and you're asked to look scared, I don't know, it just kind of works out. And in those moments where you're actually doing some of the stunts, then it's not so hard at all, because there's an actual fear there.