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He looked like he had so much potential


He has showed some fairly good acting talent; But now has gone full swing from starting off being a TV star to having a run as a movie star and now back to being a TV star again. I feel bad for the dude I can only imagine what he feels like.

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Don't feel bad for him. He's looking way happier now that during Twighlight. Most likely he found out that there's much life beyond the A-list.
Like the most actors he will work on movies and on TV in the future. He's young and wealthy and has time to wait for projects he's interested in.

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He is successful and talanted enough to do whatever he wants. Having that freedom pretty much grants happiness.

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I like to imagine that he feels like he has experienced levels of fame and success that most people can only dream of, while remaining relieved that he's independently wealthy for the rest of his life :-)

On top of that, now that the fame from Twilight has died down, so have the expectations on Taylor and his career. He's continuing to do what he loves by acting but without those expectations from others, he is becoming more free to explore different kinds of roles.

I'm not too sure it's fair to say he's gone full circle, TV-Film-TV. Most of his early TV (with possibly one exception) was bit parts or voice-over. This is actually the first time he's getting to do starring roles on TV, so this still feels like a progression for me.

Taking on some TV roles for Taylor is a smart move in my opinion. If social media is anything to go by there seems to be a degree of irrational dislike of Taylor just because of his work on Twilight. Those people are unlikely to buy a cinema ticket to have their minds changed. Doing TV gets Taylor into people's homes so they can see him in a new light and realise he is much more than a wolf.

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"All I want is fist bumps and hugs" - Taylor Lautner

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Imagine my shock today when I see he has quit acting altogether to become a Formula 1 motor racing driver:

https://goo.gl/images/9FxFgF

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"All I want is fist bumps and hugs" - Taylor Lautner

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Yes, my poor heart bleeds for what he must feel like, and I don't think I can take it. 😄 I guess it should really bleed for him, being as "gay" looking as he is and that would limit his career choices in a heterosexual saturated society that holds homosexuality in it's coarse and insidious grasp of scorn and disdain.

Don't eat the whole ones! Those are for the guests. 🍪

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