The "What To Expect When You're Expecting" actor said he wasn't very fashionable when he was at school and his awkward look was made worse by his clumsy habits, reported Contactmusic.
"I was a geek. I had braces and wore terrible shell necklaces. Then I went through the blond highlight phase - my mum did it for me. It was terribly American!
"I used to spill a lot of food all over me, that was my kind of thing. It's not a very good thing to have. I went to college orientation day with my parents once, and we ate at a taco place first...
"When I bit into it, the grease went straight through the grated table. It shot out all over my khaki pants. It was gross!" Crawford said.
The actor is currently single but appearing in pregnancy movie "What To Expect When You're Expecting" made him want to have a family.
"Maybe I'll test my responsibility with a puppy at first. Or I might start out with a hamster, then move up to a ferret, then I'll get a dog and figure out where I need to go from there. Then I need to find the right girl," he said.