I come from a family of educators. My sister is a college teacher. My dad is a college teacher, but first a junior high teacher. J. K. Simmons collegedadeducator Change image and share on social
I'm just first of all looking for a part that's well written and speaks to me. J. K. Simmons partspeakwrite Change image and share on social
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 absorbgoodlearn Change image and share on social
It's nice to be number one on the call sheet. J. K. Simmons callnicenumb Change image and share on social
I had many, many mentors that I worked with. Music teachers, choir directors, directors in summer stock or in regional theater. You know, people I was able to work with repeatedly and learn from who were really sort of appropriate people for me to work with at a given time in my development as an actor. J. K. Simmons actorchoirdevelopment share on social
I actually was a musician in college, a composer and singer, and really intended to be the second coming of Leonard Bernstein when I got out. J. K. Simmons bernsteincollegecome Change image and share on social
Fortunately, for the first 20 years in my career, I didn't have any other responsibilities outside of myself. I didn't have a wife and kids, so I could afford to sort of barely scrape by, to do theater. J. K. Simmons affordbarelycareer share on social
I like to stay home. I don't want to be away shooting in Europe for six or eight months at a stretch. J. K. Simmons europehomemonth Change image and share on social
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 accomplishmentcountergeneration Change image and share on social