Oscar-winning character actor (and not famous author) J.K. Simmons discusses his incredibly varied and interesting career, including fascinating backstage glimpses from the sets of Oz, Juno, The Closer, and a little movie called Spiderman (the Tobey Maguire one). Featuring the relationship between music and acting, the value of interpreting the script and working with great directors, the sweetest job ever (no pun intended), questionable advice for young actors, and a reduced “Trouble”-off. (Pictured, above: Simmons as the two Howard Silks in the Starz series Counterpart. To hear an interview with his Counterpart co-star Olivia Williams, click here.) (UPDATE: On February 22, 2015, J.K. won the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for his performance in Whiplash. It couldn’t have happened to nicer guy playing a meaner guy.) (MP3. Length 32:19)
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Kevin Stevens
Way back in college in the 80’s, I was on the debate and forensics team (I know, I know). For a speech to entertain, I opened with:
“In the beginning there was nothing, and then the Lord said, ‘Let There Be Light.’, and there was still nothing. Only you could see it.”
Killed with it. Every time.
Until the time in a championship round when a Mormon judge put me last because, as he put it, “The Lord God will not be mocked.”
You can tell I’m completely over it, 30 years later.