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James Van Der Beek | The ’90s: Interview Outtakes


well 90s personally I mean our Tamir a

well 90s personally I mean our Tamir a decade in which I backpacked through

decade in which I backpacked through

decade in which I backpacked through Europe age of 19 I didn’t have enough

Europe age of 19 I didn’t have enough

Europe age of 19 I didn’t have enough money to stay in Paris for more than a

money to stay in Paris for more than a

money to stay in Paris for more than a day and then by the end of the 90s I was

day and then by the end of the 90s I was

day and then by the end of the 90s I was in Paris promoting television show and

in Paris promoting television show and

in Paris promoting television show and couldn’t walk down the street of the

couldn’t walk down the street of the

couldn’t walk down the street of the chanson is a with a hat on because I was

chanson is a with a hat on because I was

chanson is a with a hat on because I was getting mom so the manganese were kind

getting mom so the manganese were kind

getting mom so the manganese were kind of crazy I literally went from one day

of crazy I literally went from one day

of crazy I literally went from one day signing my first autograph ever oh wow

signing my first autograph ever oh wow

signing my first autograph ever oh wow this is really cool do two weeks later

this is really cool do two weeks later

this is really cool do two weeks later being mobbed in Seattle by a crowd of

being mobbed in Seattle by a crowd of

being mobbed in Seattle by a crowd of girls at an event and that we ran out of

girls at an event and that we ran out of

girls at an event and that we ran out of headshots and the girls were getting

headshots and the girls were getting

headshots and the girls were getting crushed against barricades and that of

crushed against barricades and that of

crushed against barricades and that of anodite from cop car to get me out of

anodite from cop car to get me out of

anodite from cop car to get me out of there and there was no volume control it

there and there was no volume control it

there and there was no volume control it was just it was what it was and as

was just it was what it was and as

was just it was what it was and as anybody who’s ever been famous among a

anybody who’s ever been famous among a

anybody who’s ever been famous among a teenage girl crowd can tell you

teenage girl crowd can tell you

teenage girl crowd can tell you teenage girls love to go crazy and they

teenage girls love to go crazy and they

teenage girls love to go crazy and they were looking for any excuse to do it and

were looking for any excuse to do it and

were looking for any excuse to do it and if you happened to be that excuse and

if you happened to be that excuse and

if you happened to be that excuse and they’ll all start screaming and all

they’ll all start screaming and all

they’ll all start screaming and all start going crazy

start going crazy

start going crazy it can really get out of control I mean

it can really get out of control I mean

it can really get out of control I mean I spent the better part of my my 20s

I spent the better part of my my 20s

I spent the better part of my my 20s it’s in abject fear of of gaggles of

it’s in abject fear of of gaggles of

it’s in abject fear of of gaggles of teenage girls in the 90s there are

teenage girls in the 90s there are

teenage girls in the 90s there are numbered television shows like my

numbered television shows like my

numbered television shows like my so-called life which did a really great

so-called life which did a really great

so-called life which did a really great job of accurately depicting how

job of accurately depicting how

job of accurately depicting how teenagers spoke Dawson’s Creek was

teenagers spoke Dawson’s Creek was

teenagers spoke Dawson’s Creek was unconcerned with with how teenagers

unconcerned with with how teenagers

unconcerned with with how teenagers actually spoke the more consumer how

actually spoke the more consumer how

actually spoke the more consumer how they felt and so what you had was a

they felt and so what you had was a

they felt and so what you had was a bunch of writers writing about

bunch of writers writing about

bunch of writers writing about adolescents in the discovering of

adolescents in the discovering of

adolescents in the discovering of adulthood but but putting words in these

adulthood but but putting words in these

adulthood but but putting words in these characters mouths that could only come

characters mouths that could only come

characters mouths that could only come from 30 something year old writers who

from 30 something year old writers who

from 30 something year old writers who had ten years of therapy

had ten years of therapy

had ten years of therapy the result was these these characters

the result was these these characters

the result was these these characters spoke the way teenagers felt and and

spoke the way teenagers felt and and

spoke the way teenagers felt and and these characters were able to kind of

these characters were able to kind of

these characters were able to kind of crystallize that awkward adolescent

crystallize that awkward adolescent

crystallize that awkward adolescent period in a way the teenagers understood

period in a way the teenagers understood

period in a way the teenagers understood but couldn’t necessarily maybe put into

but couldn’t necessarily maybe put into

but couldn’t necessarily maybe put into words themselves I think what made it

words themselves I think what made it

words themselves I think what made it unique was there is never any attempt to

unique was there is never any attempt to

unique was there is never any attempt to dumb down the dialogue and and so a

dumb down the dialogue and and so a

dumb down the dialogue and and so a Christian said we get the script

Christian said we get the script

Christian said we get the script sometimes go who talks like that and the

sometimes go who talks like that and the

sometimes go who talks like that and the answer is really adults with with ten

answer is really adults with with ten

answer is really adults with with ten years therapy but you know it just it

years therapy but you know it just it

years therapy but you know it just it just kind of worked because I think it

just kind of worked because I think it

just kind of worked because I think it gave voice to a lot of that awkward

gave voice to a lot of that awkward

gave voice to a lot of that awkward you feel when your you’re just on you’re

you feel when your you’re just on you’re

you feel when your you’re just on you’re not a kid anymore but you’re not quite

not a kid anymore but you’re not quite

not a kid anymore but you’re not quite an adult and you’re just trying to

an adult and you’re just trying to

an adult and you’re just trying to figure everything out

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