Jim Parsons
Jim Parsons
James Joseph "Jim" Parsonsis an American actor. He is known for playing Sheldon Cooper in the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory. He has received several awards for his performance, including four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series Musical or Comedy...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActor
Date of Birth24 March 1973
CountryUnited States of America
character choices roles
My choices in projects have all been character or role-based, and on a financial level, it's obvious: as an actor on a TV series, I get a wonderful paycheck, and a consistent paycheck, which doesn't always happen when you're doing theater or movies.
jobs years roles
It isn't called TV money for nothing. There was a time where I paid my rent by doing theater for years, and I was able to buy groceries and pay my electric bill. I considered myself to be making a living as an actor. This kind of money that we make is a whole other level, of course. But it really is simply the cherry on top of a job and a role that I adore.
yard york
In L.A., I have more of a yard existence, and so I enjoy walking my two little dogs in New York - one's a Maltese and the other's a Shih Tzu.
home love theatre
Theatre was my first love. I can't take the theatre out of me. And I wouldn't want to. To me, it's home.
apartment discount lived snow
Once, I lived in an apartment with a skylight in the bathroom. Every winter, it would snow through the skyline, but we got a discount because of it.
people
I'm only human, and therefore, there's a part of me that's waiting for people to say, 'Enough of you!'
became hospital left legs outside remember runner
I have nothing planned. This comes from the heart. I remember when we left the hospital after he was born. His legs were kicking. He became a runner on his first outside experience.
audience experience normal reaction
I've done so much theater, and yet I never had an experience like 'The Normal Heart.' We could feel the reaction of the audience every night. It was visceral.
five four schedule tv
The TV schedule is essentially four or five days to get in touch with the story you're doing that week.
struggled
I've been a working actor for many years, but it's not always been successful for me. I certainly struggled in the past.
early human satisfied time work
The whole time I've been an actor, from early in Houston, my goal has been to work - to keep doing it. I feel at my most satisfied as a human being when I'm working on a role.
dogs yard york
Apparently, all I do is walk my dogs. In L.A., I have more of a yard existence, and so I enjoy walking my two little dogs in New York - one's a Maltese and the other's a Shih Tzu.
control emotional fan jeff management pressure skills tendency
I've been a fan of his management skills for some time. I have a tendency to get a little emotional at times, but Jeff is always under control when the pressure is on.
informs life move shake
The theater I got to do informs every move I make as an actor and will for the rest of my life. I can't shake it if I wanted to, but I don't want to.