J. K. Simmons

I don't respond to authority figures who abuse their authority.

People evolve and it's important to not stop evolving just because you've reached 'adulthood.'

I never had intention of coming to New York or L.A. and actually doing more than scraping by - you know, doing plays. And as my career sort of progressed of its own volition, I did come to New York.

When I do my makeup, it kind of helps me get into the character that I'm trying to portray.

The ego is nothing other than the focus of conscious attention.

It took me realizing that a broken heart has never actually killed anyone to find the courage to ask for what I want, in just about every situation. That was part of my own growing up.