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Channing Tatum remembers a famous movie quote he always says at the airport

Channing Tatum finds a little humor in a recurring travel experience.

The Flash twice The 44-year-old star told how one of his famous movie lines from 22 Sprungstrasse has become a meme and follows him everywhere – even to airport security – during an interview with CinemaBlend and his co-star Naomi Ackie on August 21.

“It's funny how that happens in pop culture, you know? It's the same with 'My Name is Jeff.' It's such a small moment in the movie,” he says of the 2014 comedy. “I remember we did a reading and it wasn't even that funny. It was like whatever. And suddenly, man.”

Then Ackie chimes in: “It just goes to show that you can't try to be a meme. You just have to be a meme, and when the meme comes, the meme comes.”

Channing Tatum in 22 Jump Street.

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Tatum goes on to say that the famous quote even comes up during airport security checks.

“I've never gone through TSA without someone saying, 'My name is Jeff,'” he says. “Almost every time I go through TSA.”

At the beginning of August, the actor already told another funny travel story – but this time it was about his 11-year-old daughter's love of the paranormal.

At a performance on Late Night with Seth MeyersTatum recalled taking a trip to Salem, Massachusetts, with his daughter Everly, whom he has with ex-wife Jenna Dewan, because she was “possessed” by witches.

“She'd been wanting to go to Salem for maybe seven years,” he said of the New England town known for its infamous witch trials. “And when we got there, I thought, 'Maybe this is one of those moments where she says, 'Oh, it's not what I thought.' You know?”

He continued: “It's like the idea of ​​going to Egypt and thinking that there are just mummies walking around all the time. And I thought, 'Maybe she'll just be less fascinated.'”

Channing Tatum and daughter Everly.

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Despite his hopes, Tatum said his daughter became involved in all the spooky activities after her arrival, including her stay at the “haunted” Hawthorne Hotel in Salem.

The historic landmark was built in 1925 and appeared in the classic television show In love with a witchthe website says. It is known for its paranormal activity, with guests reporting furniture moving on its own and sightings of a female figure on the sixth floor, according to Historic Hotels of America.

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“They said, 'Don't go to the third or sixth floor,'” Tatum recalled the hotel staff warning him at the time. Although the actor was more than willing to follow their advice, he said Everly couldn't stay away from the haunted floor.

“My daughter just said, 'Let's just go up a little bit. So, let's just go up and walk up the stairs and look around for a second and then walk back down,'” he said.

“No. That's not it. I'm just saying, 'Go up there,'” Tatum told host Seth Meyers, shaking his head emphatically.