Jim Rash
Jim Rash
James "Jim" Rashis an American actor, comedian, producer, screenwriter, and director. He is known for playing Dean Craig Pelton on the NBC/Yahoo! sitcom Community. In 2012, he received a Golden Globe nomination and won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for the film The Descendants...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActor
Date of Birth15 July 1970
CountryUnited States of America
cartoon good
I loved 'Dungeons & Dragons'. That was actually a good cartoon to me.
morning
With Saturday morning cartoons, you've got to start at 6 A.M., right?
attribute explore
The passion to explore and not be afraid to fail - that's something I will always attribute to the Groundlings.
When you get onstage, you can see everyone in the audience's face, down to the detail. You can see who may or may not be yawning.
advanced technology tv
We all know that technology has advanced to the point of watching TV online.
people
To me, if people really want to improvise, get into classes and learn.
grew north screams
Even with the fact that I grew up in North Carolina, 'Jim Rash' just screams 'Southern boy.'
bit certain episodes groove groups rooms tries works
There are writers' rooms that will write episodes all together, who will break into little groups and write certain scenes. Everyone's process can be a little bit malleable. Everyone tries to get into a groove or find what works for their room.
keeps mind
Working out has always been a stress reliever for me. I don't know if it's so much vanity as it more just keeps my mind from going crazy.
characters grew influenced obviously pulled
Wherever a writer grew up, they're obviously influenced by that area, and I'm sure their characters are pulled from those experiences.
seems work
When you stop thinking about something, the idea comes to you. It seems to work.
good hit love
With writing, I love doing it, but there's that love-hate relationship: You're not having a good run, you've hit a wall; it's frustrating.
You'd just die if you put your head to the grindstone.
bigger journey learning translate
Writing sketches, you're also learning about a journey and characters, and you translate that to bigger things.