The coolest person to yourself is yourself, and we're like nerds, and we love to be smart, and that's okay.

Jacob Batalon

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I like to think I'm a pretty good friend. I love having a good time, and I enjoy being able to share those good times with others.

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I think the sidekick makes the number one look good.

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Diversity in the industry is very lacking, and equal opportunity comes very far and few between for people of color.

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I think in any profession, in general, you always imagine yourself at the top of it. And I'm not trying to say I'm at the top of my profession, but I've seen what the top people do and what the top people live like. And that's definitely something I want to be a part of.

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God has definitely been good to me.

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There's nothing wrong with being yourself.

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No one knows who Peter Parker is. People just know who Spider-Man is. When you get that in the mix of growing up and finding yourself, that's more of a relatable tone than being Captain America and having the country's weight on your shoulders.

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I dropped out of college in Hawaii just because I thought school was for losers. But school's really important.

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I love being the sidekick. I'm pretty sure fans love seeing me that way.

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People refer to me as part of the MCU, as opposed to just being this actor. Honestly, it's an honor.

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I'm just trying to do big things with my career all the time.

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I've met Michael Keaton, John Favreau, Marisa Tomei - they're all really amazing people and really, really professional. I've learned so much from just watching them operate on set.

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When I was young, we had these parties, and they'd make me sing in front of the family all the time.

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All the women in my family are very dramatic by themselves. They make the biggest things out of nothing. I think that's where I learned a lot about being emotional.

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At first, I didn't really have a passion for acting.

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Music was sort of my thing at first.

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I just want the fans to be happy, and if they're happy, I'm happy. And yes, most definitely, I am definitely a fan.

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Going to film school just made me love it. Before film school, I didn't really think much of acting. I was more into making music, but going to school and learning about it every day, it made me grow profound respect for the art.

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I didn't really enjoy school in general.

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I actually remember the exact date I got the call that I got the 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' role - May 6, 2016. It was probably the best day of my life.

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