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"James Van Der Beek has admitted that he has become less &amp;quot;precious&amp;quot; about his career. The former Dawson&amp;#039;s Creek star will play an exaggerated version of himself in new ABC sitcom Don&amp;#039;t Trust The B**** In Apartment 23. &amp;quot;I took myself way too seriously [as a young actor],&amp;quot; he told the Los Angeles Times. &amp;quot;The ego certainly is the biggest obstacle as an artist or performer, so any chance you get to destroy that is really healthy.&amp;quot; Van Der Beek added that he was eager to &amp;quot;try something different&amp;quot; following a string of dramatic roles, including a lead part in NBC medical drama Mercy. &amp;quot;I always got my fair share of drama offers,&amp;quot; he explained. &amp;quot;I had a real awakening on my part to just stop being so precious with my career.&amp;quot; The actor also reflected on the success of his Dawson&amp;#039;s Creek co-stars, including Katie Holmes and the Oscar-nominated Michelle Williams. &amp;quot;I think I&amp;#039;ve probably been the slowest starter out of the gate,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;Here I was, a much better actor than I was when I was 20, but Hollywood had already moved on to whoever was the hot, fun, new thing.&amp;quot; Don&amp;#039;t Trust The B**** In Apartment 23 will premiere on ABC on Wednesday, April 11 at 9.30/8.30c. The first two episodes are currently available to watch online in the US, while the series will air on E4 in the UK. &amp;gt; James Van Der Beek talks Apartment 23, Dawson&amp;#039;s Creek reunion Watch a promo for Don&amp;#039;t Trust The B**** In Apartment 23 below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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