I was always enamored with TV shows and movies. But you didn’t grow up in my town and turn into an actor.

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Scott Wolf, an American actor, is saying that even though he was always interested in TV shows and movies, it was not easy for him to become an actor, especially since he didn't grow up in a place that would have supported that career path. He's suggesting that his path to becoming an actor was more challenging than it might have been if he had grown up in a different environment.

About Scott Wolf

Scott Wolf is an American actor known for his roles in TV shows like Party of Five, The Nine, Perception, and Nancy Drew. He’s also starred in films like Go and voiced Scamp in the sequel to Lady and the Tramp.

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Actually, I’ve only been involved with one girl I worked with. It was Alyssa Milano. We didn’t actually have an onscreen kiss – we’re about to but it gets broken up.

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I still feel like I’m doing this for the same reasons and working just as hard.

Scott Wolf

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I was always enamored with TV shows and movies. But you didn’t grow up in my town and turn into an actor.

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I got tackled once in a movie theater. I was with my mom and brother, and then suddenly I got hit from behind and sort of sprawled out on the candy counter.

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You can’t do your work worrying about what people will think of it – you kind of just have to do your work.

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We felt like we just got surrounded by this community of friends.

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I was a big Jersey meat-and-potatoes kind of guy before I got here.

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There are so many people I would love to work with, like Al Pacino, Paul Newman, Gary Oldman – maybe Tom Cruise. I wanna play his brother in something – so call my agent!

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Although, I didn’t really like sushi until I moved out to L.A.

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Idolizing is a strong word, though. I’m happy that people respond well to the work I’m doing now. If anyone admires what I’m doing in any way, then I’m really proud of it.

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I had heard before that there were rumors I was gay. It’s funny. My cousin gets his hair cut at this place, and one of the guys there told him that Scott Wolf was gay. He didn’t realize that he was my cousin.

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It’s kind of a shame that it’s even an issue. Not being gay, I can’t fully appreciate how complicated that is. In the article, the interviewer asked me, and I said that if I were, I would just say it.

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If I could live a parallel life, I would be a sitcom star; being in front of a live audience would be great.

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But since I’m single, it’s nice to get a kiss where I can.

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I don’t think the way I look at myself has changed.

Scott Wolf

American actor

I guess I hit a point while I was in college when I realized I would have to do something with my life!

Scott Wolf

American actor

Everyone wants that sense of fulfilling a purpose in some way.

Scott Wolf

American actor

I see myself as the same person as I was, as I am now.

Scott Wolf

American actor

I watch sitcoms like Seinfeld, and here’s a newsflash, but what a great show.

Scott Wolf

American actor