My mother is my manager and so knows exactly what I do and so on.

Meaning of the quote

The quote suggests that Jonathan Brandis' mother was also his manager. This means she was in charge of his work and activities, and she was very familiar with what he was doing. In other words, his mother had a close understanding of his daily life and career as an actor.

About Jonathan Brandis

Jonathan Brandis was a talented American actor who started his career as a child model and went on to have roles in popular TV shows and movies like ‘One Life to Live’, ‘It’, and ‘seaQuest DSV’. Sadly, he died by suicide in 2003 at the young age of 27.

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I like strong girls, as long as they don’t get snappish. And furthermore I think it important that you are good buddies and she does not get angry when you don’t have your day.

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I do look forward to doing things in the future that I haven’t done before. Do you know what I have always dreamt about? Playing a serial killer!

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As an actor you have one great fear: pimples!

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Allthough that doesn’t happen often lately, I like to read exciting thrillers and those kinky magazines.

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And sometimes I sit down to write, because that is what I like to do more and more in the future.

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I mean, I try to say the right things and give the right advice. But still, I’m only a person.

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Roy Schneider was cool. I learned quite a bit from him.

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I do remember that I was sitting in the make-up chair before the shoots for a commercial or film or other, and I thought: Sometime soon they are going to make a close-up of me and millions of people can see how many pimples I’ve got on my cheeks.

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However, I hope I am also judged on my accomplishments as an actor and not just on my pretty face!

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I am the farthest thing from a computer genius.

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I think that my biggest role models are people that have maybe struggled for a while and then finally gotten to their destination.

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I would like to direct in the future, but I am in no hurry with that.

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I don’t like being told someone’s interpretation of something that I do.

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One time I can stand fiddling in front of the mirror for an hour and another time I think: well hack, this is just the best it can get. Only if I have to go to work I really try to look fantastic.

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