J.K. Simmons famous quotes

03-24-2025

There are no two words in the English language more harmful than good job,
-- J.K. Simmons

#Jobs #Two #Language
Collaborative is my favorite word in moviemaking.
-- J.K. Simmons

#My Favorite
And if I may, call your mom, everybody. I've told this [to], like, a billion people, or so. Call your mom, call your dad. If you're lucky enough to have a parent or two alive on this planet, call 'em. Don't text. Don't email. Call them on the phone. Tell 'em you love 'em, and thank them, and listen to them for as long as they want to talk to you. Thank you. Thank you, Mom and Dad.
-- J.K. Simmons

#Mom #Dad #Phones
Science isn't about WHY, it's about WHY NOT!
-- J.K. Simmons

#Why Not
The best complement I ever got from the public or producers or directors is that I just totally blend in and become the character and they don't notice me and that the play happens or the movie happens or the TV show happens.
-- J.K. Simmons

#Character #Tv Shows #Play
I'm not a fan of any genre but am a fan of movies that are intelligent and/or funny. That goes across all genres: a horror movie, a zombie movie, alien invaders, chick flick, or raunchy comedy. If it's well done, I'm a fan.
-- J.K. Simmons

#Intelligent #Zombie #Fans
I actually have a degree in music and was aware that music was a tool used in therapy. I didn't realize how far it had come since I was in college in the mid-seventies.
-- J.K. Simmons

#College #Degrees #Tools
People evolve and it's important to not stop evolving just because you've reached 'adulthood.
-- J.K. Simmons

#People #Important #Evolve
I was not a giant comic book fan as a kid, but to the extent that I did read comics, Spider-Man was always my favorite guy.
-- J.K. Simmons

#Book #Kids #Men
I like to act. Every other aspect of show business I find uninteresting.
-- J.K. Simmons

#Aspect #Shows #Show Business
I never listened to the Grateful Dead as a teen; the only exposure I got was what came through the walls when my sister was listening to them.
-- J.K. Simmons

#Wall #Grateful #Listening
If you're lucky enough to have a parent or two alive, call them. Don't text, don't email. Call them. Listen to them for as long as they want to talk to you.
-- J.K. Simmons

#Two #Long #Parent
When life gives you lemons, don't make lemonade. Make life take the lemons back! Get mad! I don't want your D*** lemons, what the h*** am I supposed to do with these? Demand to see life's manager! Make life rue the day it thought it could give Cave Johnson lemons! Do you know who I am? I'm the man who's gonna burn your house down! With the lemons! I'm gonna get my engineers to invent a combustible lemon that burns your house down!
-- J.K. Simmons

#Men #Who I Am #Mad

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