J. K. Simmons

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

I read 'Whiplash,' and I wanted to do it.

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

When I read the script and saw the jazz music setting, and when I read the name of the filmmaker was Damien Chazelle, I immediately got this mental image of Antoine Fuqua.

When I do an operation, it's half a dozen people. When it goes beautifully, it's like a symphony, with everybody playing their part.

I think for any actor, for the roles they deeply, truly want? They always have to audition for them.