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. J. K. Simmons antoinechazelledamien Change image and share on social
Sometimes I read a really good script, and I just know that it's not a good fit. J. K. Simmons fitgoodread Change image and share on social
Almost every character I've ever played - and sometimes this is very conscious and sometimes it's not - I need to find what they love. J. K. Simmons characterconsciousfind Change image and share on social
I've been so blessed to have the opportunities that I've had. J. K. Simmons blesshaveopportunity Change image and share on social
People evolve and it's important to not stop evolving just because you've reached 'adulthood.' J. K. Simmons adulthoodevolvehave Change image and share on social
I've always believed, maybe naively, that 'The play's the thing.' J. K. Simmons believehavenaively 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
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
It's nice to be number one on the call sheet. J. K. Simmons callnicenumb Change image and share on social
A lot of the stuff about white-supremacist groups was very family-friendly: 'We just love our people.' One the surface, you go, 'Gee, what's wrong with loving your people?' But when you love your people to the exclusion of everything else that's remotely different, that's when you get into trouble. J. K. Simmons exclusionfamilyfriendly share on social