Jim Parsons

“I have never been an activist for anything.”

“One of the things I'm always reminded of when I'm back on stage is how much you have to be aware of and in control of. There is no tight shot. There is no 'we're only shoulders-up this time.' No, from the top of your head to your pinky toe, you're telegraphing part of the story the entire time you're up there.”

“I've always loved TV very much, and as a child I was so religious with it, but now it's more when it fits in.”

“I did have a Twitter account that I tried for a couple days, but found I had nothing to say. There are some interesting facts I could share, but I don't want to share that part of myself.”

“It's made it easier to communicate important issues, but I wonder if connecting with millions of people online is ever as arresting to someone's attention as one man standing and screaming in front of City Hall.”

“My hiatus timeline is so minimal, there's only a select number of projects that I can go in for.”

“I think in any form of acting, you're always well served if you've done theater.”

“I had a very strong interest in music, specifically the piano from a very small age.”

“Every time I think about writing, comedy doesn't interest me in the slightest. I can play comedy, but I don't think in terms of comic dialogue.”

“I was very average in the social label scale going through school. I was neither the coolest person in school, nor did I suffer the slings and arrows of being made fun of to such a degree that I couldn't get through the day.”

“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.”

“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.”

“To have a job you can count on as an actor is so rare, whether that means belonging to a regional theater company or being on TV.”

“I was a very shy child. I remember being in a kindergarten open house with my mother and children saying 'Hi' to me, and I still remember feeling this way - but I don't know why - but I wouldn't even say 'Hi' back. I was that shy.”

“I came from a family in Texas who simply never spoke about money.”

“I try to master every facet of a character in order to build a safety net for myself, so I can go on to take more risks to create someone really distinct.”

“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.”

“I don't think the jet-setting life is really for most people.”

“I'm only human, and therefore, there's a part of me that's waiting for people to say, 'Enough of you!'”

“You just have to speak up. You just have to say, 'I would like to do this,' and it's amazing what people who listen can do for you.”