I did about 10-12 national commercials and then got one line parts in things like 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' and the show 'The Unit.' Got a little part in the movie 'Redbelt' by David Mamet and kept slowly grinding up and then started getting bigger parts in independents and getting noticed by Liz Meriwether.
I aspired to be a writer and then I just started getting acting work. I really didn't have a direct goal, I just knew I wanted to be in this industry… - Jake M. Johnson
I aspired to be a writer and then I just started getting acting work. I really didn't have a direct goal, I just knew I wanted to be in this industry…
- Jake M. Johnson
I like pizza and I like cheeseburgers a lot and I like Chicago food a lot. - Jake M. Johnson
I like pizza and I like cheeseburgers a lot and I like Chicago food a lot.
I'll be honest, I like shooting 'New Girl.' I like the people. The show is still new to me. I've never done TV like this before. - Jake M. Johnson
I'll be honest, I like shooting 'New Girl.' I like the people. The show is still new to me. I've never done TV like this before.
I had spent 10 days of my life digging for garbage. - Jake M. Johnson
I had spent 10 days of my life digging for garbage.
I always thought, if you're gonna do TV, you want to play a straight, solid, pillar-of-the-show kind of guy. - Jake M. Johnson
I always thought, if you're gonna do TV, you want to play a straight, solid, pillar-of-the-show kind of guy.
You know, I'll tell you, nothing changed after 'No Strings' for me. A lot of people said, like, 'Your game will be different,' but it wasn't. It real… - Jake M. Johnson
You know, I'll tell you, nothing changed after 'No Strings' for me. A lot of people said, like, 'Your game will be different,' but it wasn't. It real…
I never thought I'd be one of those guys who gets recognized. - Jake M. Johnson
I never thought I'd be one of those guys who gets recognized.
Aspire to do better. Instead of being the leader of the group, be the little person. - Jake M. Johnson
Aspire to do better. Instead of being the leader of the group, be the little person.
If I'm in a bar and I gotta be sitting next to some clown who's like, "It's my tune," I don't want to hear you belt out Bruce Springsteen. That's why… - Jake M. Johnson
If I'm in a bar and I gotta be sitting next to some clown who's like, "It's my tune," I don't want to hear you belt out Bruce Springsteen. That's why…
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