I have a lot of irons in the fire.
— Ian Ziering
In the entertainment industry, there remains one constant: change.
We barely had cell phones on '90210.' It started in the '90s. That's pretty much when fax machines came into play. When I first got the script for '90210' I had to come into New York to get it. It was not emailed to me; there was no email.
I was 28 years old playing a 16-year-old. I just kept my mouth shut. I never talked about it.
Bo Derek was wonderful to work with.
The opening scene from 'Sharknado' I think was better than the original 'Jaws' movie. It was scarier, it was bloodier, and it had more high-anxiety moments than the original 'Jaws' movie. And that movie kept me out of the ocean for a summer.
When I was a kid, it was always very embarrassing for me if I wet the bed - I was 5 years old. I didn't want my parents or my brothers to find out because they'd bust my chops to no end.
I think my perspective on my age is really irrelevant.
Being married, I've got so many things to do that I am the last to do things for myself. Taking care of my body has been difficult, but I am doing the best that I can.
People have always told me I look young for my age... and I think it's because I've always taken care of myself.
My most famous commercial was for Fruit Of the Loom underwear. I took a lot of razzing from my classmates.
I like the fact that I'm involved in a career that gives me so many different mediums to perform in.
I don't get claustrophobic.
I feel blessed: having a family is something that I've always wanted. Having a second child is the realization of a dream come true.
Being married, I don't know how to describe it. It's very comfortable when you find the right person. It all comes together beautifully.
I look at myself more as really an entertainer. Yes, I act, but there are other things that I can do.
When I read the script for '90210,' I thought, 'Boy, this is very superficial,' and it was. I mean, the pilot was all about the glitz and the glamour of Beverly Hills, the obnoxious kids, and the fish-out-of-water story of Brenda and Brandon Walsh. I couldn't discern from that first script that the show would become very issue-oriented.
David Hasselhoff is awesome.
I always wanted to do action-adventure, and science fiction genres were always something that were of great interest to me.
More people than not have seen me on television in swim shorts, so I don't have any problem stripping down.
I'm tanned from head to toe, and it looks like I've been in The Bahamas.
Like every audition I go on, I do my best, but after that, I let it go because, you know, the rejection rate is so great in Hollywood, and I can only control what I do in the audition, and after that it's up to somebody else.
There are so many people that say they are actors and they don't spend for 5 minutes a day working on their craft. You need to train and need to take classes to keep your tools sharp. I'm always in class, whether it's theater or drama workshops.
I began modeling in N.Y. and doing commercials. That led to regional theatre and then Broadway and then movies.
I'm a student of the movies. I'm a student of all media. This is what I do, and I like to immerse myself in what's current and what's topical. And I find that I'm drawn to those things.
I believe the digital world presents tremendous opportunities for the producers who understand it, and I am launching a digital production company, iMan Productions, to take advantage of this opportunity.
Everyone wanted to be eaten. It seems like it's a badge of honor to have that on your IMDb account when it says, 'Man No. 2 eaten in 'Sharknado.'
In this business, it's important: if you consider yourself a journeyman actor like I do, you need to stay topical. So I'm always looking for projects that are challenging, that put me in a light that's different from anything I've ever done before.
For me, to get to play an action hero in a science fiction film is a marriage of two genres that I'm a huge fan of.
At my pregnant wife's behest, I took the job for the paycheck and the health insurance, and it turned into 'Sharknado.' I couldn't have played this better if I'd wanted to. It's really captured the imagination of sci-fi fans.
I'm a dad, and that's a job you can't fail at.
I'm doing what every guy in America has secretly fantasized - being a Chippendales dancer and having women throw themselves at you.
I love coming to Las Vegas. I've always loved it and always had a good time.
I've always been a fan of Fran Drescher!
Past success is no guarantee of future success, so I have learned to be an entrepreneur. I began to produce and direct my own projects.
To be with old friends is very warming and comforting.
I like action-adventure movies.
