“I always thought, if you're gonna do TV, you want to play a straight, solid, pillar-of-the-show kind of guy.” IfsWantKindPlayShowsGuyTvsPillars Author:Jake M. Johnson
“I knew I wanted to be an actor for a long time, but I was based out of Chicago and then I went to New York and I did 'The Upright Citizens Brigade' out there. I had a two-man show with a guy named Oliver Ralli who's now in the band Pass Kontrol, which is a big band out of New York.” MenLongTwoShowsBigsWantedGuyActorsNew YorkCitizensBandLong TimeChicago Author:Jake M. Johnson
“In L.A., if you're in improv, and you're on those stages, all the big agents and managers and producers are watching those shows. They're not flying to Chicago to see the show. People are booking jobs off the stages in L.A. who aren't more talented than the guys in Chicago. But the most guys book out of L.A., and the second is New York.” PeopleIfsBookShowsBigsJobsGuyStageNew YorkFlyingProducersAgentsManagersChicago Author:Jake M. Johnson
“My brother was an improviser. He's now a lobbyist, but he used to perform improv in the city when he was in high school, and one of the funniest guys I know to this day.” KnowsSchoolUsedGuyCitiesBrotherHigh SchoolMy BrotherThis DayLobbyists Author:Jake M. Johnson
“If I were a teacher, I would like to teach freshman English - so I could be the Robin Williams type in Dead Poets Society. I wanna be that guy. I couldn't teach seniors because they'd be smarter than me.” IfsGuyTeachTeacherPoetTypeSmarterSeniorThat GuyRobinsFreshmanDead Poets SocietyDead Poets Author:Jake M. Johnson
“I'm not a guy who sees the desire to transform with each part; I'm not a piece of clay.” DesireGuyPiecesClay Author:Jake M. Johnson
“I've always been, in games, the bad guy. If there was ever cops and robbers I was always a robber.” IfsGuyGamesCopBad GuysRobbersCops And Robbers Author:Jake M. Johnson
“There are a lot of comedic actors who are just out to be the funny one and get all the laughs and they'll sacrifice your joke, the scene, the story just to be the star. All they want is attention and to be number one. You can spot those guys from a mile away and they're the worst.” WantStoriesGuyActorsStarsNumbersAttentionLaughingSacrificeWorstSceneJokesMilesSpotsComedicMiles Away Author:Jake M. Johnson
