![]() ![]() He was told he had talent, and as his acne cleared up, people called him handsome, which was edifying-even though it felt “so odd.” He viewed the rom-com jobs as ridiculous considering when he first began, he thought he’d be playing “wacky, fun, creative characters,” which he eventually did with action comedy Smokin’ Aces in 2007. Yet Pine suffered from debilitating acne as a teen, was shy, felt alone, and dealt with years of feeling “not being good enough.” Before graduating in 2002, Pine found a community in the Berkeley theater department. The publicity machine is revving up for Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, his action-adventure vehicle based on the tabletop fantasy game, but he’s also thinking of his directorial debut Poolman, which consumed much of 2022 and left him “wonderfully spent.” He becomes excited discussing a screening of the “thought-provoking, brave, multi-layered” Tár he attended the night before with a panel including star Cate Blanchett, writer-director Todd Field, and Los Angeles Philharmonic conductor Gustavo Dudamel. episode “A Thousand Cranes,” Pine’s 2003 onscreen debut where he played a guy who got drunk-at a blow-out Valentine’s party. It is Valentine’s Day morning when we speak via Zoom, just a few days shy of the 20th anniversary of the E.R. He loves his job and talking cinema but doesn’t enjoy talking about himself and would rather be drinking coffee and reading than being interviewed. ![]() But beneath the movie star is a man who grew up with deep insecurities. Sure, he’s the handsome, blue-eyed actor famous for roles combining action, intensity, and charm in Star Trek, Wonder Woman, and Into the Woods. ![]()
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