I sort of became infatuated with soldiers. I got to know some of them and got a little perturbed with Hollywood making a spectacle out of them and making them look like they have screwed up somehow.

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Channing Tatum, an American actor, became interested in soldiers. He got to know some of them and was bothered by how Hollywood would make a big deal out of soldiers and make them seem like they had done something wrong.

About Channing Tatum

Channing Tatum is an American actor who rose to fame through hit films like “She’s the Man”, “Step Up”, and the “G.I. Joe” and “Magic Mike” franchises. He has also produced and co-directed several of his own projects, and was named People’s “Sexiest Man Alive” in 2012 and one of Time’s 100 most influential people in 2022.

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I used to work at a puppy nursery.

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I think all jocks have a sensitive side. It’s just, will they show it to anybody? Will they let their guard down and stop being tough and the cool jock guy around their friends, or just relax? I don’t know if it’s best to say opening up, but just relax and really say what you’re actually thinking, and not what you think people want to hear.

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I really get inspired by songs. Like, if I hear a thug “Want to kill ya” song, I’m ready to go out and get crazy. Or if you hear this really sexual, sensual slow song, I want to go have sex. I’m very animalistic when it comes to stuff like that. Very basic emotions.

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American actor, dancer and model (born 1980)

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Channing Tatum

American actor, dancer and model (born 1980)