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Jason Batemen Likens Career to Running a Marathon | Jason Bateman

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 Compared His Life to Risky Business | Jason Bateman

Jason Bateman Compared His Life to Risky Business

Originally posted 07/08/2009 01:25PM

Jason Bateman can truly claim the title of Comeback Kid – given there's been much for him to come back from.

Once upon a time, he tells the August issue of Details, his life "was like [the movie] Risky Business. My parents were out of town, they left me a bunch of money, the car, and the house, and I didn't know when they were coming home."

The former child star, now 40, says he spent the '90s in a haze of liquor and drugs after working on numerous sitcoms and films all through the previous decade. It took an ultimatum from his wife, Amanda, to turn him around.

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Jason Bateman Coy Over Kissing Jen Aniston

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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 Welcome a Baby Girl | Jason Bateman

Jason Bateman, Wife Welcome a Baby Girl

Originally posted 10/30/2006 02:25PM

Jason Bateman and his wife, Amanda Anka, welcomed their first child, a girl, PEOPLE has learned.

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Jason Bateman, Wife Expecting a Baby | Jason Bateman

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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Jason Bateman Undergoes Throat Surgery | Jason Bateman

Jason Bateman Undergoes Throat Surgery

Originally posted 11/01/2005 03:00PM

Arrested Development star Jason Bateman had throat surgery to remove a benign polyp on Tuesday, his publicist said.

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