Jack Black
Jack Black
Thomas Jacob "Jack" Blackis an American actor and musician. His acting career has been extensive, starring primarily in comedy films. He is known for his roles in High Fidelity, Shallow Hal, School of Rock, King Kong, The Holiday, Nacho Libre, Kung Fu Panda, Tropic Thunder, Gulliver's Travels, Kung Fu Panda 2, Bernie, Goosebumpsand Kung Fu Panda 3. He has been nominated for two Golden Globe Awards. Black is the lead vocalist of the comedic rock group Tenacious D, which he...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth28 August 1969
CitySanta Monica, CA
CountryUnited States of America
I love comedy and drama equally and music too. I just sort of follow my nose to whatever seems really exciting at the time. Eventually, I might want to do a rock opera.
I'm used to being crazy and "rock-n-rolly", which is a little different than this world. For me, it was a chance to stretch a little bit.
There's nothing you can really do to prepare to rock. Do you prepare to eat a delicious meal? Are you hungry? Then you're gonna eat it.
The movie Spinal Tap rocked my world. It's for rock what The Sound of Music was for hills. They really nailed how dumb rock can be.
I played, like, a year of piano until I learned the 'Pink Panther' theme. That was my goal. Once I was good enough, I quit. Now my music has to have some rock.
Are you ready to have your mind blown apart by the most awesome show in the universe. ... Tonight is your night to rage against the machine.
Never for a second did I think of myself as the sexiest guy in the world. When I was a kid, I thought I was the strongest man in the world. Then, the fastest runner and then the smartest person in the world. One by one my delusions got shut down. Now I just see myself as the lamest guy in the world.
Don't be celebrities, because then you go cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs, You don't want that, do you?
It was really difficult to get any golf matches because everybody was already booked up.
Back in the '70s, like one of my favorite movies ever was 'The Bad News Bears', and that was a kids' movie, but I don't think of it that way. I think of it as just a great movie because Walter Matthau was so funny and so harsh with those kids.
You have to mind your Ps and Qs a little bit.
When it's a bad movie you want to release it quietly. You try to keep it a secret like an STD.
I think of myself as an entertainment arsenal. Like I have my acting bazooka and my music machete. And you don't know what I'm going to come at you with.
I'm gonna drop fitty. I'm gonna drop fitty pounds. How many quarter-pounders with cheeses is that? I'm gonna drop 200 quarter-pounder with cheeses.