Top 90 Quotes by J. K. Simmons

I like to stay home. I don't want to be away shooting in Europe for six or eight months at a stretch.

Whether you need to like a character, I don't think that's necessary in order to portray him.

I've had a contemptuous relationship with authority throughout my life. I found myself at odds with authority, and I'm disdainful of blind authority.

If I was doing a musical, I would never listen to the cast album, because I wanted to do my version of something.

Screaming is hard after a while.

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.

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.

We all want to not repeat ourselves constantly, and explore the limits of our capabilities.

I do think you need to understand a character's motivation and perspective.

My aunt was so attuned to commercials that she could always identify the voiceover actor.