To many, James Van Der Beek is known as much for his ubiquitous crying meme as he is for his acting… and that's okay with him! "I don't really hate it," he told Page Six when asked about the ugly cry meme that has become an Internet staple. "As an actor you travel and you do some roles and you put yourself into it and you try to be as sincere as possible and you never know what's going to stick." James' legendary meme face came from a scene in "Dawson's Creek," which the actor starred in from 1998-2003.
It has been used in a myriad of ways over the years, all of which James loves. "I think when anything sticks it's a compliment and I think it's used so hilariously," he said. "It's used to mock people, it's used for weird '90s quirks.
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