15 Quotes & Sayings By Channing Tatum

Born and raised in New Orleans, Channing Tatum was a student at the Lycée Français de New Orleans. He began acting in school plays and made his feature film debut at age nine in the Disney family film "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids." At fifteen, he was signed to a record deal and released his debut album, "Sugar Town." Tatum is considered an expert in Martial Arts and has studied multiple disciplines including: Hapkido, Aikido, Wing Chun, and Tae Kwon Do. He is currently one of the highest paid actors in Hollywood.

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You have the dreams that you want, and then you have to do other jobs until you can get to that dream. Channing Tatum
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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. Channing Tatum
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My parents couldn't handle my energy so they enrolled me in every sport the school was offering. I didn't resent it because I loved sports and picked them up easily. Channing Tatum
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I've aways been good at picking up certain things, like sports and dancing. Channing Tatum
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I believe in love. I believe in good stories. I play really hard on the weekends because I like to have those stories. My wife and I go off and do craziness all the time. We're just like, 'What can we go get into this weekend?' Then we have other ones where we just sit and do nothing and then we have work that we do. It's all memories. Channing Tatum
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I've never studied the classics, but I'd like to. My teacher offered to show me how the Greeks were able to sculpt someone perfectly. From there, you can go off and experiment - sort of like jazz. Once you learn to play anything, you can break the form and go and do something even bigger. Channing Tatum
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I was not good in school. I could never read very fast or very well. I got tested for learning disabilities, for dyslexia. Then I got put on Ritalin and Dexedrine. I took those starting in the eighth grade. As soon as they pumped that drug into me, it would focus me right in. Channing Tatum
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I can completely lose myself into just absolutely satisfying things - a really amazing cheeseburger, a pizza, good fries, a beer. I enjoy being comfortable and eating whatever the hell I like. It's a big thing for me, just having the freedom to be able to do that. Channing Tatum
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I'm thankful for weird people out there 'cause they're some of the most creative people. Channing Tatum
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There are so many things I want to do. Like, I want to get an artist, a musician, a photographer, and a bunch of dancers that I know and just travel across Africa and just film it and just see what happens. Do and learn as much as I possibly can. Luckily, I have a lot more time. Channing Tatum
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I'm a fat kid on the inside. I love food so much, and I fluctuate about 25 to 30 pounds between movies. I feel like I have to do a chess movie that requires very little movement at some point, just so I can eat pizza and play chess on the beach all day. Channing Tatum
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It's just weird that for some people, art is a luxury. My parents had no artistic outlet. Some people pass down music to their kids, but I couldn't tell you what my mom's or dad's favorite song is. So when I started going out into the world, I was drawn to people who knew about movies, art, even fashion. Channing Tatum
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I've been on so many movies. Generally, I haven't gotten to be on the ground level. As of two years ago, in 'Dear John, ' I got to really be on the ground floor. I wasn't a producer. I felt like I put the work in, and I did have a lot of sway on what got fixed, reshoots, so on and so forth. It felt really good. Channing Tatum
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My dad was a roofer when I was young. I believe he owned his own roofing company in Florida. And then he fell through a roof, broke his back. Permanently. I mean, he's not paralyzed or anything, but he's had to deal with pain for all of his life since then. Channing Tatum