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
Mediocrity scares me. It's the fear of not being as good as you want to be. If you give over to that fear, it will sabotage you. As much as I can, I try to use that fear to guide me.
As an actor, it easy to be so self-critical, saying to yourself, 'Am I good enough? Am I good looking enough? Am I smart enough?'
There are going to be good times and bad times, but lighten up.
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.
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?'
When I got the job I thought about her a lot. Not only was I getting a great job in a really good movie, but it was with Lindsay Lohan. She's so famous and I don't have any of that, I have never experienced that kind of intense scrutiny that she's under, so of course I wondered what it would be like acting opposite her. I can tell you that it's like being with The Beatles. You cannot fathom the kind of attention she gets. It's mind boogling.
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.
At the end of the day, you have a job to do, and if you don't do your job, you're going to get fired. You just have to kind of put your head down and do it.
I usually just end up at home on my couch - reading.
Film is just a different version of what we did round the campfire when we were Neanderthals. We tell stories so people can learn things and relativise things.
The authentic experience, where is that? Living the moment. That is something that we're losing.
A lot of tragedy can befall us, but there's always something else; there's always hope.
I really like the ritual of shaving. I like getting the perfect brush and finding the right sandalwood soap. The act of shaving, though, is not fun. I like beards and the ease of them.
I enjoy dating. I love first dates. I think they're incredibly fascinating studies in human psychology. When you sit down across from someone on a first date and things are going alright, you talk objectives. We want to win each other over, so how do you win someone over? You have to put the best foot forward.