Haley Joel Osment Net Worth

Haley Joel Osment's Quotes

• [about his inspiration for acting] I think I got the feel for it from my dad. He's a great actor. He's been acting on stage for 12 years now. And I got the feel immediately. Dad's been helping me all the way. It comes naturally for me. I think it got passed down from dad. acting.
• [on his acting performances] It's a team effort at my home, even when I'm nine time zones away.
• I try to keep away from being big-headed. That's what causes people to lose the acting thing. They start being commercial, and then they stink for the rest of their lives. But there are several respected adult actors who were child actors that started very young. I'm going to try and model myself after Kurt Russell and Jodie Foster. Just keep learning from the role and not just go for the money.
• [on what he takes from home with him] I carry my sense of trying to learn, my curiosity and my memory.
• That professionalism comes from what I've watched people do on the set. I'm just trying to be as respectful to the environment, as they have been. I think I still act like a kid. I just try to be as professional as I can.

Interesting Facts about Haley Joel Osment

1. Older brother of actress Emily Osment.
2. Auditioned for Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999), but didn't get a callback.
3. Son of Eugene Osment, who has also acted.
4. Became the eighth-youngest nominee for a competitive Academy Award in 2000.
5. He's a big lover of lizards. He owns two leopard geckos from Pakistan as pets and, as a favorite pastime, likes to catch and release lizards in his backyard or on vacations.
6. He is a straight-A student
7. His favorite cuisine is Chinese, and he eats it constantly.
8. Started acting at age 4.
9. Ran cross country for Flintridge Prep.
10. Favorite authors: J.R.R. Tolkien and Edgar Allan Poe
11. Favorite music: R.E.M., Coldplay, Radiohead, Pink Floyd, Flying Lotus, and Led Zeppelin.
12. His father, Eugene Osment, frequently makes cameo appearances in his movies.
13. Though Osment is now a well-known actor, what many people don't know is that Forrest Gump (1994), a very popular contemporary classic, was one of his first films. That is not surprising, since his screen time was only about two minutes, despite playing the son of the title character. It was another five years before he became famous with The Sixth Sense (1999), another popular contemporary classic.
14. He took a two-year break from filming after making A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001), before making a brief comeback with Secondhand Lions (2003), but he had plenty of commitments during those two years of absence from the screen. His work included making promotional tours for AI during the summer holiday in 2001, making TV appearances, and doing voice-over work.
15. Although rumored to be Steven Spielberg's favorite to play the title role in Harry Potter en de steen der wijzen (2001), had Spielberg directed the film as once planned, Osment himself denied this and was vehemently against the series even being made into films lest the magic of the novels be ruined.
16. He donated many items to Rocky Stone to be given to less-fortunate kids as part of the Toy Mountain Campaign.
17. [2005] Was ranked #7 in E's 50 cutest child stars all grown-up.
18. Fractured his right rib and right shoulder, and received lacerations to his body when he lost control of his car and crashed into a brick mailbox. [July 2006]
19. Making his Broadway debut on the play American Buffalo. [October 2008]
20. Just finished some additional scenes for Home Of The Giants (2006) [August 2006]