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Jared Tristan Padalecki (born July 19, 1982) is an American actor. He grew up in Texas and came to fame in the early 2000s after appearing on the television series Gilmore Girls as well as in several Hollywood films, including New York Minute and House of Wax. Padalecki has most recently become known for his starring role on the television series Supernatural.

Various magazines and internet sources

• "Anywhere I can be with my family" - Jared on the happiest place on earth.

• When asked about his superstitions: "Whenever I drive under a yellow light, I always kiss my finger and tap it on the roof of the car. And I do that when I get onto a plane as well!"

• "I'm so happy with my family, my career and my friends, and I'd like for them to be here forever, so I guess loss is what scares me the most. - On the thing that scares him the most.

• "I'm a little self-conscious about my body. I love to wear hoodies because you can get cozy and eat some food and your belly doesn't show."

• On love: "Don't place expectations on someone. Enjoy the time you have together, and let it go where it goes."

• "I love cookies baking. During the winter, they have these candles that smell like cookies, and I always buy like a hundred of them."

• "My drama coach gave me a lot of self-confidence when I wasn't sure of myself."

• "Just be yourself and the right guy will come along, whether it be today, tomorrow, or next year. It'll happen!"

• "Confidence, intelligence, and a sense of humour. And I guess I've always been a dark hair, dark eyes kind of guy." - On what he thinks is sexy

• "During the filming of Hook Man, we were out at a bar, meeting our producer Peter Johnson. It was me, Jensen and my buddy Jordan and we got jumped by eight guys. We rocked them. I got a broken hand but a couple of them got taken to hospital. The fight training (from the show) came in useful."

• "We're both pretty polite and pretty real with ourselves." - On how he is like his Gilmore Girls character, Dean Forester.

• "I'm always eating candy. Jensen is pissed off that it's not showing yet."-Supernatural on set gossip.

• "We make each other laugh, which is important. Looks only last so long, and passion is fleeting." - On ex-girlfriend, Sandra McCoy