Josh Duhamel

Nobody wants to stand out.

It's just kind of like a very blue collar, but commonsensical place that, you know, for me leaving there and trying to go off to Hollywood and do things, it was a scary thing for me because I didn't feel like I deserved it.

And I think that's one of the lies that I learned from North Dakota was that you do belong.

You do belong wherever you dream to go.

And I think that's one of the things that I learned from that and one of the things that held me back for a long time, really.

Wow.

As far as one of the lies that I learned from Hollywood, I would say that

You don't necessarily have to play the game by the rules.

As long as you show up to your job and are dependable and reliable to the people who are making whatever project you're a part of, you can believe what you want.

You don't have to believe what they tell you to believe.

Right on, man.

I wouldn't say I'm putting it on the back burner.

I'm doing, you know, I'm actually working more now than I have in my life, which is great.

Right on.

Honestly, it's like I'm very grateful for that because this is a hard business to get into and to stay Relevant in and you know, I've been doing enough for 26 years so

I would say that because I am busier now than ever, it's also made me realize that I don't want to work this much.

I'd rather be home with my wife and my kids and out on my compound doing that stuff.

So I'm just trying to be smarter, I think.

I think I'm trying not to take as many jobs.

Just trying to, you know, work a little bit smarter.