Why does it seem most actors/actresses have to have the need to smoke?

It was a pipe dream.

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No pipe, just Christopher Buckley and Jason Reitman.

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I have to see that movie.

Smoking is an American pass time, but beyond the overly patriotic nahnahnahs, we love Europe, its "stylish" and makes you feel good...but isn't great for you.

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I vow to become the first model/actress to promote NO SMOKING. That is one reason I like Ellen Page so much is because she is such a good role model for us teenagers out there.

People smoked in the 30's, 40's and 50's cuz of this:





They smoked in the 70's cuz of this:



They smoked in the 80's cuz of this:



They smoked in the 90's cuz of this:



They smoke now cuz of this:



GLAMOROUS MOVIE STARS DO IT, ALWAYS HAVE, ALWAYS WILL.

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I don't want to sound like Paris Hilton, but that's hot...

I knoooww, right!?! I'm a dude, but sh*t, I gotta keep it real; those guys are frickin' hawt.

But seriously, good for you Juno, I hope A) you become a famous model and B) You never pick up this disgusting habit.

I can guarantee that I will never pick up the habit.

Ah...never say never. Just don't try it and you might not get hooked on it. Being around people that do it can make you want it. It sucks, if you hang around smoke to much you can still get the withdraw symptoms.

I cannot stand tobacco but I found something better to smoke, and I do it about twice a week. Yeah, I'm cool... but don't do what I do because of "coolness".

I am also a major proponent of the something better to smoke of which you speak... I think, unless you're talking about cigars or something.

In unrelated news, mark f is cool regardless

^ Ditto on everything you just said...

The least just scattered my friends ashes today, she died of lung cancer :bawlig: she was 43yrs old

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I am so sorry Nebs. That is so sad and also so young to die.

Sorry to hear that, Nebs.

But you know what I mean, don't you? Compared to various eating disorders, cocaine, heroin, speed, a variety of prescription drugs, I think that smoking is a lesser evil.

It is.

And to all you "cool" people out there. Smoking the reefer can be just as bad for your lungs as smoking tobacco. You can look it up.

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Thanks

In the long run they are all as bad as each other

They are all bad. They are so many better ways to stay healthy.

How is she is a good role model? I don't know much about her, but I'm curious because I think it takes a bit more than a public statement saying smoking sucks to be a good role model. What else has she done?

And many many model/actresses have gone on the books to support no smoking, so you would be the second or third or four thousand and one hundredth to do so. A few years back Kirsten Dunst was on a huge anti-smoking campaign. These things are fads and come and go.

I say light up if you want. If you don't, then don't light up.

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