"As popular as the show was, the fact that people are still all relevant however many years later, the fact that none of us are in jail, is pretty staggering. The odds that four people that young, who got that famous that quickly, would all turn out okay is pretty rare. I think a lot of it had to do with shooting in North Carolina, and being away from the pitfalls that come in Hollywood. We all kept each other honest to a degree." a proposito della serie tv Dawson's Creek che lo rese celebre.

 (James William Van Der Beek, attore; Cheshire, 8 marzo 1977 – Austin, 11 febbraio 2026)