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Jason Batemen Likens Career to Running a Marathon

Originally posted 10/15/2009 02:20PM

As a former child star, Jason Bateman can appreciate the idea of running an acting career like you would a marathon.

"My goal is to get another 30 years out of this business," Bateman, 40, says in the latest issue of Men's Health. "So I need to figure out the fuel to do that. And so far, I think it's respect and quality and company, not celebrity or box-office stardom. ... It's not a sprinter's approach. It's more like a long-distance thing. You can stick around a lot longer if you kind of slow-play it."

Of course, with decades in the spotlight, he's no stranger to a fast Hollywood lifestyle, and though he's embraced responsibility for the sake of his wife and their daughter, he still knows how to have fun – though he knows now to rein himself in.

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Jason Bateman Coy Over Kissing Jen Aniston

Originally posted 05/11/2009 03:15PM

Jason Bateman is not one to kiss and tell. But the actor, who stars opposite Jennifer Aniston in The Baster, gives his costar a thumbs-up when it comes to their smooching scenes.

Ever the gentleman, when asked how it felt making out with Aniston while the two were shooting in New York, Bateman said with a chuckle, "It felt ... It was a good scene, I'll say that. It was a good scene."

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Jason Bateman, Wife Expecting a Baby

Originally posted 06/13/2006 01:50PM

Jason Bateman and his wife, Amanda Anka, are expecting their first child – a girl due this fall – Bateman's rep, Cara Tripicchio, has confirmed to PEOPLE.

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