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
I actually have a degree in music and was aware that music was a tool used in therapy. I didn't realize how far it had come since I was in college in the mid-seventies. J. K. Simmons awarecollegedegree Change image and share on social
I just saw 'Men, Women & Children' last night, and it's a devastating movie in a lot of ways, but it's so well done, so well acted. J. K. Simmons actchilddevastate Change image and share on social
I don't often do a lot of that kind of research, but when it's something specific like 'Oz' - which I fortunately did not have a lot of experience with - I will. I read 'The Hot House,' about being on the inside at Leavenworth prison. J. K. Simmons experiencefortunatelyhot share on social
I would like to find, or I would like a part to come to me that is like the part that Dennis Franz was fortunate to be able to play on 'NYPD Blue,' a sort of similar-looking actor to me, a generic, bald white guy who you would often think of as playing the authority figure. But he was the disgruntled middle-man. That would be a fun character. J. K. Simmons actorauthoritybald share on social
I never listened to the Grateful Dead as a teen; the only exposure I got was what came through the walls when my sister was listening to them. J. K. Simmons deadexposuregrateful Change image and share on social
The first thing I did that was at all in the public eye, other than on stage, was 'Oz,' in which I played the head of the Aryan Brotherhood in a maximum-security prison. J. K. Simmons aryanbrotherhoodeye Change image and share on social
I've gone back and forth with fine-tuning the kind of conditioning I'm doing. Sometimes trying to shed weight and getting leaner and sometimes trying to pack on a little more muscle. J. K. Simmons backconditionfine Change image and share on social
With these big superhero movies, everybody is so tight-lipped about everything, there's a certain amount of just going on faith. J. K. Simmons amountbigfaith Change image and share on social