I like normal stuff people fear – like spiders and heights. I’m frightened by the unknown, by things that are hard to figure out and get a grip on.

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Haley Joel Osment, the American actor, says he's not afraid of common things that scare many people, like spiders and heights. Instead, he's scared of things that are unfamiliar and hard to understand or control. He finds the unknown and the difficult-to-figure-out more frightening than the normal stuff that others are afraid of.

About Haley Joel Osment

Haley Joel Osment is an acclaimed American actor who rose to fame as a child star, winning awards for his roles in films like Forrest Gump, The Sixth Sense, and A.I. Artificial Intelligence. He has continued to have a successful acting career, appearing in a variety of films and voicing characters in popular video game and animated franchises.

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