Jake Johnson Quotes

Jake Johnson

Profession : Actor

Birth : May 20, 1978

I prefer to work with first-time directors.

Jake Johnson

There were two paths I was on: pre- and post-meeting my wife. I wanted to be an actor, but I didn't have headshots until I met her.

Jake Johnson

When you do a Tom Cruise movie, you don't do a Tom Cruise movie and ask a lot of questions.

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Alex Kurtzman - he's one of the nicest guys.

Jake Johnson

I've been a fan of Prince my whole life.

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I was an out-of-work actor for 10 years.

Jake Johnson

I moved to Los Angeles in January 2004 because a buddy of mine, who I met at a friend's wedding, said he could get me a room in his apartment for $500 a month. I took it thinking that it would probably only be about six months before I moved back to Chicago, but I fell in love with it.

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I think that Zoe Kazan is an unbelievable talent.

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I've got a theory with each character I play. Regardless of the actions that they do, I, as Jake, have to like these people. And I have to say, 'I wouldn't mind hanging out with this guy for an hour and a half.'

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When people do get to see each other and know each other more - you'll see it in New York, all these cultures are together - other cultures become far less scary and less foreign to you.

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When I was growing up, I used to love television. TV was everything. And it was a real connector for my family.

Jake Johnson

Always take your own path. And do what feels right for you.

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What attracted to me about it was the cast. Working on 'New Girl' - I like working with an ensemble.

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Zooey Deschanel loves music, loves musical theater, loves the show of it.

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I've been lucky enough to have a lot of romantic leads in movies and indies, and you do form a different kind of connection when you do that together as actors.

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I have a group of friends that I'm pretty sentimental about.

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I'm a family man. I like being home.

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I don't really party. I'll occasionally have a drink.

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If you'll see on my social media, I'm never going to get political. I do think there's something about entertainers where it's nice where you just get entertainment.

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If I were a teacher, I would like to teach freshman English - so I could be the Robin Williams type in 'Dead Poets Society.'

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