I'm a grinding actor. That's how I've always viewed myself. You go from one job to the next.
Jake M. JohnsonIn 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.
Jake M. JohnsonI don't have an interest in being a director-for-hire on sitcoms - but if it's a really cool show that I thought I could bring something to, I would love to do that.
Jake M. JohnsonMy day job is acting - I wouldn't direct something if I didn't feel passionate about it.
Jake M. Johnson