If I'm not directing it, I need to be right in the director's ear so we can be talking about this." You do something like use the wrong music, the tone's off, and everything feels off". And I was like, "I'm not going down with this one. I wrote it, but I don't like that play." Then I thought, "Well, no one's producing my stuff, letting me star in it, and direct it at these theaters, so I'll just do them in comedy clubs."
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.
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.
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.
The craziest thing about TV directing is I turned in a version, and then they made their final changes - so I don't know what they are. So I'm like, … - Jake M. Johnson
The craziest thing about TV directing is I turned in a version, and then they made their final changes - so I don't know what they are. So I'm like, …
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'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 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.
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 cou… - 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 cou…
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