Casper Van Dien Quotes & Trivia

Quotes

And I certainly intend to direct someday.

And I ride horses, swim, do a lot of reading, writing.

As for action movies, I did Tarzan, and I'm also about to shoot Meltdown, which John Carpenter wrote.

Being a working actor, you're going to do a Spelling show. It's hard not to.

But I was a poet before I was an actor.

But I'm always working and traveling.

But when I don'y have to go out into the club and party scene when I don't have too.

Green is my favorite. And it's my favorite because it's the color of my wife's eyes, grass, trees, life, and money, and mother earth!

Growing up, my favorite TV show was Star Trek.

I already played James Dean in a film called Race with Destiny, but it hasn't come out yet.

I also watched a lot of football and sports. I haven't had much time to watch too much TV lately.

I am a very physical actor though.

I bounce off four walls, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, because I only sleep those four hours a day.

I did the whole sequel with a broken finger. And the two night horse sequence too. My finger is two sizes bigger now.

I do most of my own stunts because the stunt guys show me how.

I do really crazy things all the time, but I can't think of anything offhand.

I don't drink. I don't do drugs.

I eat five to seven meals a day and a couple of protein shakes.

I eat really healthy, and if I'm tired, I take a nap.

I get beat up on every project.

I have two kids. We read stories, go to the zoo, go on walks, play sports, cook dinner. We like to sit around and have a good time.

I like movies that challenge people to recognize different things.

I like the way that different people recognise me for the roles I done.

I love abs. I like having them - but the most important part of abs is diet.

I play a huge variety of roles.

I prefer film because I'm a film fan.

I sail, scuba dive, play football, basketball.

I think it would be foolish to think we are the only life forms in this universe.

I was before the film a huge Depp fan. I became an even bigger one making the film.

I was one of those kids who didn't have to study hard to get an A, but if I didn't like the teacher, I just wouldn't show up.

I, more or less, love camping out, so I dug it, but I didn't enjoy other people's pain.

I'd like to continue to act and also produce.

I've already bought a script - a love story - that I plan to produce.

I've always loved writing.

In Tarzan I only had to worry about the bees.

It would be Spiderman. I'd love to be Peter Parker.

James DEan and Tarzan are words apart.

No, I consider myself computer illiterate.

No, I'm kind of an exhibitionist, anyway.

Oh, I wouldn't want to go on a date with a female celebrity. I'd rather go on a date with a real woman.

The one in the movie is not real, but my Casper tattoo is real, and it is my only one.

Tim Burton... as an actor you wait and wish and hope and pray you'll work with him.

Val Kilmer does a great job in his films. Harrison Ford and Arnold Schwarzenegger are great. Robert Redford and Paul Newman are amazing.

We make a lot of mistakes for women, and we'll always do it again.

When I do a film I go out and promote it.

When I was 7 I saw Westside Story and I wanted to be the guy kissing Natalie Wood.

Trivia

In the November 2000 issue of People Magazine, he was given the title "Sexiest Soap Star".

Casper has two daughters. Celeste was born on Oct. 3, 2003 and Grace was born on Oct. 15, 1996.

Casper's mother is an Interfaith Minister, and acted as minister at both his sister's weddings.

Casper has three sisters, Sudi, Kristen, and Debbie.

At the age of 17, Casper was a published poet.

Two of Casper's grandfathers served in the military. Casper Anson Van Dien sereved during WWI with the Marine Corps and William Morrow served during WWII for the Navy. His father, Casper R Van Dien Sr., also served with the Navy as a pilot.

He was an extra on a couple of episodes of Saved by the Bell.

Casper's best friends include Kenny Johnson, Jim Morse, Pablo Espinosa and Garrett Warren.

His height is 5'9?".