Not considered smart...

Channing Tatum: 'I Have Never Considered Myself a Very Smart Person'

Channing Tatum never thought of himself as intellectual – he struggled with ADHD and dyslexia in school. 

"I have never considered myself a very smart person, for a lot of reasons," he tells T, The New York Times Style Magazine. And that made his teen years difficult. 

"Not having early success on that one path messes with you," he admits. "You get lumped in classes with kids with autism and Down syndrome, and you look around and say, 'Okay, so this is where I'm at.' Or you get put in the typical classes and you say, 'All right, I'm obviously not like these kids either.' So you're kind of nowhere. You're just different." 

He believes "the system is broken. If we can streamline a multi-billion-dollar company, we should be able to help kids who struggle the way I did." 

Now, as a top-earning actor and Hollywood producer (who made millions when Magic Mike became a smash hit), the 34-year-old credits

acting and the arts for helping him 'break out'.

Well now we all know who he is. He's not a lot different than a lot of others. Believe me, there are very, very few 'NATURAL ACTORS"

if any. Go to work on your chosen craft and don't wait for someone else to open the door and 'pull you in'.

Good luck,

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