Freddie Prinze Jr. Quotes & Sayings

High school's like another planet. — Freddie Prinze Jr.

When I was in school I read a lot of comic books and pretend I was in them and kids would tease me and call me names. But now I do the same things and people say that I'm artistic and cool and I'm doing the exact same thing I did in high school. — Freddie Prinze Jr.

When I was a kid, 'Star Wars' was it. Like, it's in your DNA. I'm old enough to have seen the original one. — Freddie Prinze Jr.

I really fight hard to make things film where they're supposed to be filmed. If something is supposed to be in New York, then it has to be in New York. — Freddie Prinze Jr.

The Latinos were doing the five-name thing long before celebrities made it cool. We've been doing things like Antonio Ricardo Luis Raoul Hector Rivera for a while now. — Freddie Prinze Jr.

Girls in L.A. don't eat anything! I'll say, 'You look hungry. I'm not kissing you till you're full because I'm afraid you're going to bite my lip.' — Freddie Prinze Jr.

I'm the most chill person I know ... I'm happy with myself ... I'm not perfect, but I'm cool with that. — Freddie Prinze Jr.

The '80s were all about 'Saturday Night's Main Event.' — Freddie Prinze Jr.

I know throughout my childhood, there were many times I couldn't stand being a 'Jr.' I wouldn't want anybody else to go through that. If we'd had a boy, he wouldn't have been another Freddie Prinze. — Freddie Prinze Jr.

I don't know what my daughter will become. — Freddie Prinze Jr.

I've never seen 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer.' — Freddie Prinze Jr.

It only takes 30 seconds to pluck my eyebrows, but it hurts. I have to tweeze 'em in the middle once a week. Otherwise, I look like Bert from 'Sesame Street.' — Freddie Prinze Jr.

A car just gets me from A to B. I really don't spend that much time driving. — Freddie Prinze Jr.

I don't know if acting is genetic. Maybe it's environmental. — Freddie Prinze Jr.

We've got a lot of love here, and for me that's what family is all about, — Freddie Prinze Jr.

I was just after Generation X. I missed the John Hughes movies; I had to watch them on TBS. — Freddie Prinze Jr.

I always appreciated that connection between a parent and a kid because I yearned for it so much. Growing up, I wanted a father, and because I've had this idea of what a father should be, it's exciting to finally have the opportunity to try and be that guy, to see if I can actually do it. — Freddie Prinze Jr.

I love food, man! If it doesn't eat me first, I'll pretty much eat it. — Freddie Prinze Jr.

I just want people to recognize my father as an artist who was way ahead of his time. He was a genius. His life just burnt out quicker than it should have. And that is unfortunate, but what is more unfortunate is that everybody focuses on the nature of his death as opposed to the nature of his life, which was so much greater and more important. — Freddie Prinze Jr.

I've heard, 'May the Force be with you' about as many times as, 'Hey, how you doing?' — Freddie Prinze Jr.

I don't really read magazines that much. I read comic books. — Freddie Prinze Jr.

I really don't like hurting people; I like making people feel good. — Freddie Prinze Jr.

My mom drove like Britney Spears with the steering wheel and me right here [in her lap]. I'm fine, I turned out okay. — Freddie Prinze Jr.

I would have loved to have played Spider-Man. — Freddie Prinze Jr.

The first thing I did when my career started moving was to buy a small house. — Freddie Prinze Jr.

Tap dancing is something I love, and I've been working on it to get really good. — Freddie Prinze Jr.

My first job was four words in 'Family Matters.' It was huge! — Freddie Prinze Jr.

I did '24;' it was terrible. I hated every moment of it. — Freddie Prinze Jr.

Shooting in Brooklyn is like opening a time capsule. Nothing has changed. Everything looks like it did in the eighties. — Freddie Prinze Jr.

I follow my heart in almost every instance, and it gets me in trouble most of the time. But I don't care. I think that's the best way I can live. — Freddie Prinze Jr.

My old man taught me a lot of stuff in his death that I don't even know if he would have been able to teach me had he been alive. And that was to never do stuff that can jeopardize the people you love and hurt them. — Freddie Prinze Jr.

I played Little League. I was a 'pitcher.' But we had a pitching machine, so I was just basically an 'in-infield' shortstop because all I got to do was field bloopers six feet from the plate. I couldn't hit, so that was pretty much my entire job. — Freddie Prinze Jr.

Personally, when things upset me, I get quiet and closed off. I have nothing to say, and a chill sets in while I think about what's going on. — Freddie Prinze Jr.

I was in the Vancouver airport, and I was speaking with a young girl. She asked if I was Freddie Prinze Jr., and I said I was. She kind of giggled, and while I was talking with her, her girlfriend ran up and took my sandwich. I did not call out after her ... — Freddie Prinze Jr.

I grew up all over the place, but the majority of my years were spent in Albuquerque, New Mexico. — Freddie Prinze Jr.

I was raised to believe in myself. I know I'm cool. I'm not trying to brag or say I'm the man or anything like that. I don't lie or cheat, and I'm not mean to anybody. I treat people with respect. — Freddie Prinze Jr.

I know how to create and make people feel something. Honestly, if I didn't do this, I would just have some minimum-wage job in New Mexico, and I would go out on the weekends and make just enough money to pay my insurance and pay for a couple beers, and that would be it. — Freddie Prinze Jr.

Life is not about making dough or how many movies you can make in a year. It's about finding someone that you can share things with. — Freddie Prinze Jr.

People who have seen my movies don't look at me like an idol. They just give me a lot of love and respect. — Freddie Prinze Jr.

I didn't see 'Star Wars' in theaters until George Lucas re-tweaked it. — Freddie Prinze Jr.

When I was in high school. I was considered really weird and strange, and people kind of kept their distance. — Freddie Prinze Jr.

My god-father, Bob Wall, was in a couple of Bruce Lee movies, and he trained Bruce Lee when he came to America. — Freddie Prinze Jr.

I'm a full-time dad; I'm a part-time actor. — Freddie Prinze Jr.

It's so easy to be selfish in your 20s and not want to sacrifice. — Freddie Prinze Jr.

A couple of years ago, right before I made 'Down to You,' there was a moment when I questioned what I was doing and if it meant anything. I felt like I wasn't accomplishing anything, that the goals I'd set were silly goals. Finally, I realized I just loved acting. It was a very clear moment, and my whole life changed then. — Freddie Prinze Jr.

I really don't go to any parties. — Freddie Prinze Jr.

Living life at a young age is like being a sponge thrust into the ocean. You absorb what's around you. If you're around people who are supportive and positive, that's how you look at the world. — Freddie Prinze Jr.

People don't think I can construct a sentence, let alone write a script. — Freddie Prinze Jr.

When I was a kid, everybody loved Hulk Hogan, right? 'Eat your vitamins. Eat your vegetables.' Everybody over 25 hated him because he was corny, right? — Freddie Prinze Jr.

One person who has taught me a lot and inspired me a lot was Peter Falk. I was fortunate enough to have worked with him in this movie called 'Vig.' He brought my work to a place where it literally shouldn't have been for another two or three years. — Freddie Prinze Jr.