I never listened to the Grateful Dead as a teen; the only exposure I got was what came through the walls when my sister was listening to them. – J. K. Simmons
My understanding, from what I’ve learned so far about Commissioner Gordon, is that he’s the older guy with the mustache who relates with our hero in a certain way. – J. K. Simmons
I completely agree with feeling the need for or the benefits of being pushed and of being directed on a project and collaborating. – J. K. Simmons
For me, if the words are good on the page, the rest of it comes from spending some time with the script, and not like you’re learning lines but absorbing what the script has to offer. – J. K. Simmons
Generally, if I read something that I think is really good and that I feel a connection with and is right for me, I see and hear who the guy is, as manifested by me. – J. K. Simmons
If you are lucky enough to have a parent or two alive on this planet, call them. Don’t text; don’t e-mail. Call them on the phone. – J. K. Simmons
If the awards buzz is happening, and it’s coming from critics and people in the business and all of that, that’s only more good news. – J. K. Simmons
I’d always had the concern that being in commercials would affect my credibility when I was getting started as a TV and film actor. – J. K. Simmons
With these big superhero movies, everybody is so tight-lipped about everything, there’s a certain amount of just going on faith. – J. K. Simmons
When I got out of college, I moved to Seattle because it was the nearest big city and still didn’t know if I wanted to be a composer, conductor, singer, actor. I just got day jobs and auditioned and took what came, and the theater doors were the ones opening the most. – J. K. Simmons
I did Broadway shows. And I started realizing that this is actually how I’m going to make my living. So maybe I should try to do television and film and make a better living and get an occasional residual check so I can pay a mortgage someday. – J. K. Simmons
Everybody does their homework, and we all come together and just knock it out. There are adjustments to make, and if you have actors who are collaborators and who really know how to listen and be in the scene together, than it works out beautifully. – J. K. Simmons
The best complement I ever got from the public or producers or directors is that I just totally blend in and become the character and they don’t notice me and that the play happens or the movie happens or the TV show happens. – J. K. Simmons
When we were shooting ‘Oz,’ my wife was doing ‘Beauty and the Beast’ on Broadway, singing and dancing. It was an interesting dichotomy in our house. – J. K. Simmons
I’ve been your yellow M&M for, oh, at least two decades or so, and I’ve done a lot of other animated stuff in between. – J. K. Simmons
Whether you need to like a character, I don’t think that’s necessary in order to portray him. – J. K. Simmons
I have a degree in music, yeah, from the University of Montana. I studied voice and composition and conducting and all that. – J. K. Simmons
I actually have a degree in music and was aware that music was a tool used in therapy. I didn’t realize how far it had come since I was in college in the mid-seventies. – J. K. Simmons
It’s OK to turn down stuff that isn’t really interesting and spend the summer with my family. – J. K. Simmons
I’ve gone back and forth with fine-tuning the kind of conditioning I’m doing. Sometimes trying to shed weight and getting leaner and sometimes trying to pack on a little more muscle. – J. K. Simmons
I play tons of authority figures, whether it’s the dad or the cop or the boss. I think it’s a combination of how I look, who I am. – J. K. Simmons
We all want to not repeat ourselves constantly, and explore the limits of our capabilities. – J. K. Simmons
We’re raising a generation of kids who are being overly praised for incredibly minor accomplishments. I think it’s counter-productive. – J. K. Simmons
I read a lot of scripts, and there’s a lot of good writing and a lot of OK writing and a lot of crappy writing. And even with the really good writing, it doesn’t necessarily speak to me. – J. K. Simmons
