"I'd say a watch is like a jewel of the man. It's really to distinguish yourself, because in your watch people can see who you are, more or less, what you want to represent to other people."

“Where I grew up in the North-east, the community there, and the way people relate to one another, goes very deep. But I dont define myself as a Northerner in that I dont live in the North.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“Being patient, feeling comfortable, taking my walks-that's part of my game.”

“I grow more intense as I age.”

“Someone bemoaned that there were so few women in economics. But there are also very few men in economics.”

“Being joyful is a choice.”

Source : "Jonathan Jackson: On Gratitude, Forgiveness, and Genuine Prayer". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com. September 9, 2014.

“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.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“It's amazing what ordinary people can do if they set out without preconceived notions.”

“I am not the means to any end others may wish to accomplish. I am not a tool for their use. I am not a servant of their needs. I am not a bandage for their wounds, I am not a sacrifice on their altars.”