J.K. Simmons on His Early Struggles as an Actor (2015)

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  • J.K. Simmons shares stories of his struggles as a young actor in New York City.
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Комментарии • 271

  • @Basin79
    @Basin79 3 года назад +602

    And thankfully eventually things started rolling for J.K Simmons because he's one of the best actors of recent times.

    • @mrrobot8973
      @mrrobot8973 3 года назад +23

      I agree, he’s so underrated. He’s not a household name but should be.

    • @7Trident3
      @7Trident3 3 года назад +3

      Remember him from Law and Order, relaxed, believable, for some reason I thought he was one of ours (Canadian).

    • @collegeman1988
      @collegeman1988 3 года назад +2

      I can’t imagine him not being the star he is today.

    • @traviscoates6878
      @traviscoates6878 3 года назад +4

      He really is. Last 10 years he’s been in some great movies

    • @joemckim1183
      @joemckim1183 3 года назад +3

      @@mrrobot8973 He's definitely a household name now.

  • @ucfkid67
    @ucfkid67 3 года назад +558

    He knows a thing or two because he's seen a thing or two

    • @mcsassysoniaalways805
      @mcsassysoniaalways805 3 года назад +5

      Lmao…good one. 😏

    • @internziko
      @internziko 3 года назад +6

      Don, don don don don

    • @guesstime6445
      @guesstime6445 3 года назад +8

      Where have I heard that before?

    • @a.t.3192
      @a.t.3192 3 года назад +7

      Hey look everyone it's art vandelay the architect!

    • @jonvia
      @jonvia 3 года назад +1

      We...are....farmers...da dada da da da da!

  • @adityagupta8985
    @adityagupta8985 3 года назад +173

    Incredible actor of our generation.

  • @paul_23-420
    @paul_23-420 3 года назад +424

    Man, J.K Simmons is such a criminally underrated actor.

    • @danieladams6922
      @danieladams6922 3 года назад +16

      I concur. Vastly underrated. And, more importantly, versatile.

    • @meenjogreen
      @meenjogreen 3 года назад +5

      He's dope

    • @engrey
      @engrey 3 года назад +29

      LOL no he's not. Everyone knows how good he is and his stacked filmography proves it.

    • @ForeverBennett
      @ForeverBennett 3 года назад +13

      He was for a long time, but not anymore. When he won the Oscar, I was so happy. He was so deserving.

    • @mrswanson5013
      @mrswanson5013 3 года назад +2

      @@engrey people do not understand the meaning of the word unfortunately.

  • @wcm5636
    @wcm5636 3 года назад +90

    Such a great actor. Every role he knocks out of the park.

  • @demonocusmetalocus3558
    @demonocusmetalocus3558 3 года назад +331

    He was great as Jameson in Spiderman and played a great asshole in whiplash, hes awesome.

    • @MrBronx61
      @MrBronx61 3 года назад +16

      He nailed the part of Jameson...he did his homework.

    • @Ablequerq
      @Ablequerq 3 года назад +8

      He was great in Oz too.

    • @roems6396
      @roems6396 3 года назад +8

      @@Ablequerq
      First place I ever saw him is in Oz too. It took me a minute to get that character out of my mind whenever I saw him after that. But he’s such a good actor that he can make you believe in any role he is playing.

    • @diegofavaratozfilms962
      @diegofavaratozfilms962 7 месяцев назад

      He was great in Kung Fu Panda 3 as Kai

  • @alexluke_again
    @alexluke_again 3 года назад +94

    His role in Burn After Reading just so incredible. Such effortless acting.

    • @stephenpartain5488
      @stephenpartain5488 3 года назад +3

      Love that entire movie. He is fantastic

    • @hus390
      @hus390 3 года назад +2

      @@stephenpartain5488 He was amazing in "Thank You For Smoking".

    • @marv5078
      @marv5078 3 года назад +2

      Definitely

    • @collegeman1988
      @collegeman1988 3 года назад +1

      He reminded me a lot of Bob Newhart in that scene. Deadpan delivery, but extremely funny 😆

    • @SreegovindM
      @SreegovindM 3 года назад +2

      Was he Osbourne Cox?!

  • @vintagevinylvets1187
    @vintagevinylvets1187 3 года назад +144

    J.K. Simmons was one of the most criminally underrated actors for the longest time. Well deserved success.🙏🏻🎧

  • @Thesms226
    @Thesms226 3 года назад +84

    His character J. Jonah Jameson is probably one of the best and most accurate casting in a superhero movie

  • @senseisprotege3632
    @senseisprotege3632 3 года назад +17

    His voice is so comforting

    • @Hemlocker
      @Hemlocker 3 года назад +3

      Until you watch Invincible

    • @senseisprotege3632
      @senseisprotege3632 3 года назад

      @@Hemlocker 😂😂😂

    • @razrxo
      @razrxo 3 года назад +5

      Until you watch Whiplash

    • @Joe_Parmesan
      @Joe_Parmesan 3 года назад +2

      Little did I know that he was the Yellow M&M the whole time

  • @MoneyMandown
    @MoneyMandown 3 года назад +172

    I love him on OZ

  • @SARISS80
    @SARISS80 3 года назад +37

    Great actor loved him in Oz, He was a trip.

    • @dday07
      @dday07 3 года назад +12

      First thing i remember him in..Great from his opening scene on

  • @EAraceliMD
    @EAraceliMD 3 года назад +17

    The voice of the Yellow M & M!!!
    THE BEST VOICE EVER!!

  • @alecaquino4306
    @alecaquino4306 3 года назад +31

    Sometimes, it's these tremendous struggles in life that really shape the type of great person you eventually become.

  • @Tres_Nueve
    @Tres_Nueve Год назад +9

    It's insane how someone this clearly talented was overlooked for so long.

  • @blazerocker1734
    @blazerocker1734 3 года назад +24

    We really need to thank everyone that helped him get where he is because our world would be very different without him.

  • @Yavin4
    @Yavin4 3 года назад +15

    Watch the show, Counterpart. Simmons gives a master class on acting.

  • @godfreyofbouillon966
    @godfreyofbouillon966 3 года назад +61

    He was incredible in Counterpart, the most underrated tv series.

    • @airke
      @airke 3 года назад +5

      True, it was very disappointing seeing the show get cancelled

    • @brandons4240
      @brandons4240 3 года назад +5

      One of the best shows but not sure it could have been good for more than maybe another season

  • @adventureswithgrandpa3601
    @adventureswithgrandpa3601 3 года назад +13

    The part of this interview I liked the most was when J.K. Says his parents were always 100% supportive.

  • @jimmyrodriguez5670
    @jimmyrodriguez5670 3 года назад +80

    He will always be Vern Schillinger to me.

    • @samanthab1923
      @samanthab1923 3 года назад

      That's what I saw him in first. Then L&O

    • @clintonkeith5333
      @clintonkeith5333 3 года назад +2

      They should make troubled teens watch him in Oz to “scare them straight”.

    • @engrey
      @engrey 3 года назад +4

      @@samanthab1923 And he was smart to take L&O. He showed everyone he has range and can be more than just a detestable Vern.

    • @TheProphaniti
      @TheProphaniti 3 года назад +2

      Vern is actually listed in the top TV villains of all time

    • @bowjana8128
      @bowjana8128 3 года назад

      Yo you schallenger

  • @mursuka80
    @mursuka80 3 года назад +15

    Schillinger was one of the greatest villains on TV. Complicated character and J.K knocked it out the park.

    • @Mazname
      @Mazname 2 года назад +1

      It's SchillinGer for Gods sake!! :D

  • @pewterngold
    @pewterngold 3 года назад +22

    He was great in Juno. Same goes for his other films as well.

  • @bryanjensen2614
    @bryanjensen2614 3 года назад +75

    2015: I struggled as an actor
    2021: JK Simmons is in everything

  • @andreo.7633
    @andreo.7633 3 года назад +1

    And SO glad he hung in there. This guys GREAT.

  • @fordprefect4728
    @fordprefect4728 3 года назад +10

    i remember him from law&order in the 90s and he was awesome in spiderman as J.J.

  • @dannyr2976
    @dannyr2976 3 года назад +71

    JK can play soft and vulnerable, scary AF and exaggerated comedy roles, an absolute talent. Great in Whiplash, if not playing a complete c**t! I predict the Jameson/Peter advance pay moment from Spider-Man 2 will stand forever as the greatest meme to ridicule an absurd opinion!

    • @mikeexits
      @mikeexits Год назад +4

      ... You serious?!

    • @dannyr2976
      @dannyr2976 Год назад +2

      @@mikeexits I see what you did there!

    • @saghhinooz1755
      @saghhinooz1755 Год назад +1

      @@mikeexits Pay you for what? Commenting here??

  • @aliali-ce3yf
    @aliali-ce3yf 3 года назад +8

    i'll always remember him as the guy from Law & Order original series

  • @MarcusLager
    @MarcusLager 3 года назад +17

    "These god damn time traveling robots"
    Best line from J.K. Simmons in a film ever.

  • @bigz2380
    @bigz2380 3 года назад +4

    J.K. Simmons in The Lady Killers is an all time favorite!!

    • @NJGuy1973
      @NJGuy1973 3 года назад

      I liked that movie. It wasnt up to the Coen brothers usual standards, but it had some funny moments.

  • @Rushmore222
    @Rushmore222 3 года назад +5

    If he's not already, JK Simmons should consider doing documentary narration or audiobooks with that voice of his.

  • @kimakotrotman6860
    @kimakotrotman6860 3 года назад +14

    He was great in "Whiplash" and Law and Order SVU (and the yellow M&M😁).

  • @jonvia
    @jonvia 3 года назад +6

    I love these kinda stories. It always puts a smile on my face =)

  • @Bluemgwes
    @Bluemgwes 3 года назад +4

    J.K. Simmons has a great voice.

  • @donniemoder1466
    @donniemoder1466 2 года назад +3

    Such a great actor. He is great even in Law & Order.

  • @mcsassysoniaalways805
    @mcsassysoniaalways805 3 года назад +4

    I LOVE everything I’ve seen him in! Also loved hating him in OZ. What a great show that was. But, I really loved him in Juno. Just such a great actor.

  • @nodrama490
    @nodrama490 3 года назад +2

    Brilliant actor !!!

  • @XtotheK
    @XtotheK 3 года назад +23

    I guess they're not supposed to talk about it now but his Vern Schillinger character would have been perfect for Howard's race sketches back in the 80s and early 90s

  • @mj6962
    @mj6962 3 года назад +15

    The SAG people should have to give a credit and and help you actually get a part before you pay them.

  • @Deakson123456
    @Deakson123456 3 года назад +10

    Love to see deserving talents make it through the other side of the Hollywood buzzsaw. Good on ya, JK. Thanks for the great performances.

  • @darrylsmith4504
    @darrylsmith4504 3 года назад +4

    Every time I'm in a bad mood or I'm sad I look up an old video of this man throwing his head back and laughing then it's all better

  • @ItsTheMunz
    @ItsTheMunz 3 года назад +4

    He was so amazing as a villain in Oz.

  • @russellbrown1068
    @russellbrown1068 3 года назад +2

    Always liked JK. Incredible, down to Earth Actor.

  • @oldrvr
    @oldrvr Год назад

    Fantastic actor! Love everything he’s done!

  • @kamuelalee
    @kamuelalee 3 года назад +3

    Cool actor and great voice.

  • @Ogrematic
    @Ogrematic 3 года назад

    I love you, Howard and Robin.

  • @UMANGPLAYS
    @UMANGPLAYS 2 года назад +1

    He played such a great character on Oz

  • @JamesCraigWhoop
    @JamesCraigWhoop 3 года назад +3

    My fav of his was his Oscar acceptance speech. Dont txt or msg your parents...call them. Im in my 40s considering myself immensely blessed to have living parents that were on good terms

  • @DanielVerberne
    @DanielVerberne 3 года назад +1

    What a talent JK is. I wasn't really aware of him until after Spiderman and of course, after Whiplash ... and only later saw him in Oz....wow.

  • @squintygreeneyes
    @squintygreeneyes 3 года назад +10

    went from struggling actor to one of the most badass anime characters ever ceated

  • @scottcrosby-art5490
    @scottcrosby-art5490 3 года назад +1

    Magnificent actor

  • @SleepingGiant45
    @SleepingGiant45 3 года назад +2

    One of my favorite roles of his is Portal 2.

  • @lucasgoddard1381
    @lucasgoddard1381 3 года назад

    Love you J.K.

  • @dmoney668
    @dmoney668 3 года назад +1

    Brilliant actor

  • @mbutchard1959
    @mbutchard1959 3 года назад +1

    I didn't know him at the time, but he made an impression in "Thank you for Smoking". Been a fan ever since.

  • @xandrkhan2777
    @xandrkhan2777 3 года назад +8

    He made an EXCELLENT J.Jonah JAMESON!!!! 🕷🕸

  • @semmcstevenson
    @semmcstevenson 3 года назад +2

    Brilliant Actor

  • @desmondjake2390
    @desmondjake2390 3 года назад +4

    His role in those Farmers Insurance commercials had me in awe

  • @killerkiller8523
    @killerkiller8523 3 года назад

    Was a fan since his days in the HBO drama series O.Z.

  • @sim7409
    @sim7409 3 года назад

    been a fan ever since oz

  • @bttawfiq
    @bttawfiq Год назад +1

    That's the main key, supportive parents

  • @imdanhoover
    @imdanhoover 3 года назад +1

    amazing actor...

  • @abehani7133
    @abehani7133 3 года назад +1

    He was in the movie "Up in the Air" for a minute or two... he made himself indispensable to the freaking movie.

  • @dawson_cashwell
    @dawson_cashwell 3 года назад +12

    Vern Schillinger

  • @jiezhangjzmobee8102
    @jiezhangjzmobee8102 3 года назад +3

    Funny how many successful actors/entertainers that actually made it all had one thing in common, mental support from their parents.

  • @MNDrummer
    @MNDrummer 3 года назад +2

    Excellent actor........... Whiplash was a great movie and he has played other good roles as well.

  • @chaburchak
    @chaburchak 3 года назад +3

    Thank god I don't listen to Stern very often. He doesn't interview people, at least not on the air...he finds out all their details beforehand and then practically narrates for them. Bill O'Reilly used to do that to people, drove me bonkers. Let them talk, for petesake...

  • @christopherpatrick1026
    @christopherpatrick1026 3 года назад +1

    I guess one could say that JK Simmons is INVINCIBlE. Wink wink

  • @zombieshart1001
    @zombieshart1001 3 года назад

    Thanks Nolan

  • @alextaylor3815
    @alextaylor3815 3 года назад +1

    He did a great job in "The All Nighter."

  • @Tales0925
    @Tales0925 3 года назад +9

    He is a legend… a chameleon of an actor!!!

  • @w0ls0n
    @w0ls0n 3 года назад +1

    I liked him as the awesome J Jonah Jameson and I also liked him in The Closer too.

  • @u2canbfmj
    @u2canbfmj 2 года назад

    Really liked him in counterpart. Highly recommend a binge

  • @Alphadec
    @Alphadec 3 года назад +1

    Hi, there Cave Johnson .

  • @bettysmith4641
    @bettysmith4641 3 года назад +2

    Will Pope from the Closer ♥️

  • @tmp1111
    @tmp1111 2 года назад

    He was also incredible in OZ

  • @dogwoodfan777
    @dogwoodfan777 3 года назад

    He said it all.....

  • @stevenobrien7686
    @stevenobrien7686 2 года назад

    Amazing actor. Plays such a great villain.

  • @evanbragin9620
    @evanbragin9620 3 года назад

    He killed it as Vernon!

  • @38NDY
    @38NDY 3 года назад

    Just love the truths here.

  • @butWhyDad
    @butWhyDad 10 месяцев назад

    He really didn't take those lemons when life gave him to you. What a legend.

  • @steveconn
    @steveconn 3 года назад +13

    It's a pretty miserable life unless you stick with it. Single-minded dedication.

  • @WilliamtheWilliam718
    @WilliamtheWilliam718 3 года назад +2

    Mike Rowe and J.K. Simmons are almost vocally identical.

  • @The_Viking51
    @The_Viking51 3 года назад +3

    JK and Mike Rowe should do blue collar brother movie.

  • @plpinkham
    @plpinkham 7 месяцев назад

    If I had my wish, J.K. Simmons would be in every television and film production ever made.

  • @igonzalez0
    @igonzalez0 3 года назад

    great actor!!!!

  • @cmomofilm
    @cmomofilm 3 года назад +1

    Oz is the most slept on show of all time.

  • @anthonykublawi
    @anthonykublawi 3 года назад +1

    1:33 Terrence fletcher

  • @anactualplant9574
    @anactualplant9574 3 года назад +1

    I love how Howard gets so surprised when he finds out someone had a good relationship with their parents

  • @GjpgrD
    @GjpgrD 3 года назад +1

    He WAS underrated. Then he came out of nowhere & won an Oscar!

  • @logia6
    @logia6 3 года назад

    Loved him in portal 2

  • @publiusvelocitor4668
    @publiusvelocitor4668 3 года назад

    Montana represent!

  • @jameshoye7058
    @jameshoye7058 3 года назад

    Really good in Counterpoint a year, 2 years ago on Starz.

  • @Tatsuakisakai1987
    @Tatsuakisakai1987 4 месяца назад

    J.K. Simmons is Master Difficulty

  • @Iron_Monkey
    @Iron_Monkey 3 года назад

    He was great in Palm Springs.

  • @nicholassiple7838
    @nicholassiple7838 3 года назад +1

    Such a incredible actor

  • @proctorritter5176
    @proctorritter5176 2 года назад +2

    Spending your last couple of dollars on a slice and a beer has to be the most New Yorker way of all time to go broke

  • @rickDArula
    @rickDArula 3 года назад +2

    Lmao he was great in Spiderman. He made a side character very important in those movies.
    Peter: can I get an advance?
    Jameson: 😭😂😂😂..... oh you're serious?!

  • @theBIGBLUTO
    @theBIGBLUTO 3 года назад +2

    He was a GOD in Whiplash !!!

    • @Ironcabbit
      @Ironcabbit 2 года назад

      He was destroyed by a god in Ghostbusters Afterlife.

  • @moi5106
    @moi5106 3 года назад +1

    Whiplash is such a great movie

  • @jacobdean4833
    @jacobdean4833 3 года назад

    Was awesome in Oz
    Along with pretty much everything else he does