Penn Badgley
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That's an interesting question, because I... From 12 years old on, my memories feel a bit void of parents, even though my mom was present. I mean, I moved with my mom to LA. In fact, when I visit here now, it's surreal when I'm in places that I used to be when I was very young.
Yeah. I mean, a lot of actor kids, this is the case. Because why is a kid going to truly pick up and leave with one parent? You're not leaving a flourishing family life behind. So that tended to be the pattern.
Yeah. I mean, a lot of actor kids, this is the case. Because why is a kid going to truly pick up and leave with one parent? You're not leaving a flourishing family life behind. So that tended to be the pattern.
Yeah. I mean, a lot of actor kids, this is the case. Because why is a kid going to truly pick up and leave with one parent? You're not leaving a flourishing family life behind. So that tended to be the pattern.
yeah i mean it's so early so early i don't even know when i was 14 i i i saw my um my parents dance together it was long after they've been divorced uh It was at a function for a show I was on. And they danced together for one song. And they sort of hugged.
yeah i mean it's so early so early i don't even know when i was 14 i i i saw my um my parents dance together it was long after they've been divorced uh It was at a function for a show I was on. And they danced together for one song. And they sort of hugged.
yeah i mean it's so early so early i don't even know when i was 14 i i i saw my um my parents dance together it was long after they've been divorced uh It was at a function for a show I was on. And they danced together for one song. And they sort of hugged.
But what it was, it demonstrated a closeness that I didn't realize until years later when I was like, why do I remember this and think about it every now and then? Because it made me uncomfortable. It made me feel a type of way that I couldn't identify. But that is to say they demonstrated a closeness that I had like, you know, never seen them have.
But what it was, it demonstrated a closeness that I didn't realize until years later when I was like, why do I remember this and think about it every now and then? Because it made me uncomfortable. It made me feel a type of way that I couldn't identify. But that is to say they demonstrated a closeness that I had like, you know, never seen them have.
But what it was, it demonstrated a closeness that I didn't realize until years later when I was like, why do I remember this and think about it every now and then? Because it made me uncomfortable. It made me feel a type of way that I couldn't identify. But that is to say they demonstrated a closeness that I had like, you know, never seen them have.
You know, there are two people who they came together like, who, you know, their parents and the parents, like they're a generation where like they didn't have, they had so little modeling of like, not only did they not have modeling, they didn't have like the consciousness that we have now around, you know, relationship dynamics, like listening and I'm saying, I'm sorry.
You know, there are two people who they came together like, who, you know, their parents and the parents, like they're a generation where like they didn't have, they had so little modeling of like, not only did they not have modeling, they didn't have like the consciousness that we have now around, you know, relationship dynamics, like listening and I'm saying, I'm sorry.
You know, there are two people who they came together like, who, you know, their parents and the parents, like they're a generation where like they didn't have, they had so little modeling of like, not only did they not have modeling, they didn't have like the consciousness that we have now around, you know, relationship dynamics, like listening and I'm saying, I'm sorry.
You know, like these things didn't exist. You know, they just, they like, it's amazing that they stayed together long enough to have me and that they were like, yeah, and also let's keep doing that. Like, I don't, you know, they don't have a good answer for it. They, yeah.
You know, like these things didn't exist. You know, they just, they like, it's amazing that they stayed together long enough to have me and that they were like, yeah, and also let's keep doing that. Like, I don't, you know, they don't have a good answer for it. They, yeah.
You know, like these things didn't exist. You know, they just, they like, it's amazing that they stayed together long enough to have me and that they were like, yeah, and also let's keep doing that. Like, I don't, you know, they don't have a good answer for it. They, yeah.
Yeah, well, actually, so this is, I think, at least for boys, I don't know. I know that it's not just me. I mean, I actually was... Because I was starved for many kinds of intimacy, the one kind that I understood, didn't understand it, was... sexual and romantic intimacy.
Yeah, well, actually, so this is, I think, at least for boys, I don't know. I know that it's not just me. I mean, I actually was... Because I was starved for many kinds of intimacy, the one kind that I understood, didn't understand it, was... sexual and romantic intimacy.
Yeah, well, actually, so this is, I think, at least for boys, I don't know. I know that it's not just me. I mean, I actually was... Because I was starved for many kinds of intimacy, the one kind that I understood, didn't understand it, was... sexual and romantic intimacy.
So, I mean, I think as soon as those, I was gonna try to think of a word other than juices, but you know, those chemicals were flowing. That's when I just craved that, I mean, you know, and again, show me a teenager who doesn't really, I mean, I think it's of course quite typical, but I think particularly for people who grow up in homes where there isn't a lot of intimacy, I think what they crave