Jonathan Groff Quotes

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Jonathan Groff

Profession : Actor

Birth : March 26, 1985

Playing King George, for me, was a lesson in stillness and timing.

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When I was a senior in high school, I worked at a theater where they hired New York actors. And they told me about 'Backstage,' and so I got my school in Pennsylvania to subscribe. And there was an audition for a tour of 'The Sound of Music,' and I got the job. Deferred my admission to college just to go on tour.

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I was obsessed with Nintendo.

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Musical auditions are always the worst because you have to sing and act, and that's so stressful.

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We didn't have a glee club at my school. It depends on what area of the States you're from. It's more in the Midwest.

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I was born and raised in Lancaster, Pennsylvania - in Amish Country!

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I went to a local high school in Lancaster. Not much I can say about it; it was pretty much your typical public high school back in Pennsylvania.

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As an actor, I have these tics that I don't even know exist.

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I beat 'Super Mario Bros 1,' '2,' and '3.'

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If I've had roadblocks along the way for being gay, I'm not aware of them.

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The idea of faking empathy to take a step forward to understanding - it's a really powerful idea.

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There's something special about 'Looking.'

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When I moved to New York, I wanted to be in the ensemble of 'Hairspray.' That was my goal.

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I loved traditional musical comedy. That was my passion. Then 'Spring Awakening' happened, and it took that rock n' roll and pop music to change gears for me.

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After 'Spring Awakening,' I wanted to do things that are really challenging and outside my comfort zone: things that scare me a little and make me grow.

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My first film that I got right after 'Spring Awakening' was called 'Taking Woodstock,' and Ang Lee was the director.

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I'd always done musicals, and so living in the world of straight plays and working with off-Broadway actors and living in that community was a completely life-changing experience.

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As a kid growing up in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, all I wanted to do was be on Broadway in a musical. 'Spring Awakening' kind of answered all of my questions and fulfilled all of my dreams - beyond my wildest dreams.

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I ended up doing three very complicated off-Broadway plays that, in certain ways, were not successes in that they were received in a complicated way. But for me they were successes because they forced me to act without singing, which I'd never done before.

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If someone pitches me a really great idea for an album, I would do it.

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