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LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Chris Pine’s career is seemingly “Unstoppable.”

The handsome blond, who skyrocketed to stardom with 2009’s “Star Trek,” said landing a host of movie projects like the upcoming action thriller “Unstoppable” – opposite Denzel Washington – is something he still can’t quite believe.

“It seems very much to me like I’ve won the lottery,” Chris told Access Hollywood’s Shaun Robinson of his burgeoning career, at the junket for “Unstoppable” on Sunday. “I don’t know why it’s me, but I’m enjoying the hell out of it and it’s been a great ride so far.”

“Unstoppable” — inspired by real events — is the story of a runaway train carrying combustible toxic chemicals, and the railway workers who fight to get the locomotive under control before it derails (and decimates a nearby town).

To prepare for the role, the 30-year-old star met with the real life heroes who inspired the dramatic screenplay, and was shocked to learn of their minimal reward after they bravely risked their lives to protect others.

“[The workers] indeed stopped this train full of toxic chemicals and when they stopped it, what they got from their train company that they worked for was a T-shirt and a gift certificate,” Chris told Shaun. “So patronizing — I can’t stand it.

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Do you have any deathbed confessions as you face the “final frontier”?
I’m an avid procrastinator.

Where will you be going, heaven or hell?
I’ll steam downstairs and do the cold plunge upstairs.

The train conductor you play in Unstoppable gets into some pretty dangerous situations. Have you ever had any near-death experiences of your own?
Tripping while eating my breakfast burrito on the way to the makeup trailer.

Between you and your costar Denzel Washington, who would more likely be able to save a town from a lethal disaster without dying in the process?
Dunno. But he just may be able to beat me in an act-off.

Who would you rather kick it with in the afterlife, Denzel or Spock?
Denzel. Playing Spock.

James T. Kirk was a reckless man. What’s the biggest trouble you’ve gotten into during your lifetime?
Tough call… but I am betting a lady was involved.

You’ve had the good fortune to romance some very lovely ladies on-screen (Anne Hathaway, Lindsay Lohan, Rosario Dawson). Any one in particular you’d like to be stranded in a wormhole with?
Can’t I have a wormhole harem?

What are Trekkies saying over your casket?
“I never thought Bill would do it.”

You have a college degree in English. What literary quote would you like on your tombstone?
“Fuckin’ Ruthie, fuckin’ Ruthie, fuckin Ruthie, fuckin’ Ruthie…”

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Chris Pine has tried to hide his excitement about working with Denzel Washington.

Speaking at the Los Angeles premiere of their film Unstoppable, Chris teased: “Eh, it was ok.”

He then admitted: “It was extraordinary, it was Denzel Washington! I can’t even believe that I’m on the poster and somebody’s not going to hit me and I’ll wake up. It’s very exciting.”

The film is based on the true story of a runaway unmanned train carrying hazardous chemicals in Ohio in 2001. It also sees Denzel collaborate with Pelham 123 director Tony Scott for the fifth time.

“The big fish hook was Denzel and Tony. At the end of the day, the script could have been like a phone book and I would have done it,” Chris joked.

The Star Trek actor insisted he had been an avid fan of the filmmaker’s work from early on.

“The first film that I saw that my parents wouldn’t let me see the sex scene in was Top Gun – and I must have watched it over and over again,” he laughed. “He made a really big impact on my life early on. It was great to work with him.”

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