Quotes by Jim Rash

About Jim Rash:

James "Jim" Rash is an American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter. 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.
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In truth, I have always been amazed by a group of people who all work toward putting one person's vision forward - that's an interesting story for me.

Jim Rash

I feel like my experience on 'Community' was that I saw just how important that first year is for a series. That is where you work all the pieces out, and that means honing the characters' voices, setting that tone, finding your angle.

Jim Rash

I've certainly been someone who has loved to mine the trials and tribulations of growing up in general, and the people who are in our lives, and I don't mind pulling from them and writing things down on my phone that my family says.

Jim Rash

Can you imagine watching 'All in the Family' and having an outlet like Twitter? Where you could discuss it while it's happening? I think that would be a really interesting thing.

Jim Rash

I think what's cool about a body-switching movie is, 'The grass is always greener:' the idea that someone else has a better life than I do.

Jim Rash

I think there's a fear of disconnect sometimes; communication is a huge issue for all of us, from adults to kids, as far as our face-to-face time and our ability to interact with each other without isolating itself to a phone. I think that has to be ...

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There's always something exciting about small change.

Jim Rash

One summer, when I was a kid, I was in the car with my stepfather, and he was asking me where I thought I ranked, on a scale of 1 to 10. I said, '6,' and he said, '3.' I think it was his way of telling me that I needed to get out and really attack li...

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As long as a teaser saves some things, that's good.

Jim Rash

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.

Jim Rash

I think what makes a good show is obviously a rabid fan base.

Jim Rash

I loved 'Dungeons & Dragons'. That was actually a good cartoon to me.

Jim Rash

I remember lying on the floor of my room, staring at a black-and-white television for most of the '80s - watching 'Diff'rent Strokes,' 'Facts of Life,' 'Silver Spoons,' Saturday morning cartoons, and 'Murder, She Wrote' while eating an insane amount ...

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Writing sketches, you're also learning about a journey and characters, and you translate that to bigger things.

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I love discussing the ins and outs of the collaborative nature of writing.

Jim Rash

Some people will ruin a movie for you if they enthuse too much.

Jim Rash

Even with the fact that I grew up in North Carolina, 'Jim Rash' just screams 'Southern boy.'

Jim Rash

As far as working with actors, I feel very comfortable working in that aspect of directing.

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Honestly, it's terrible, but I don't know if I've ever really read a Stephen King novel.

Jim Rash

A sketch is just a mini movie.

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Author Bio

  • NameJim Rash
  • DescriptionAmerican actor, comedian, producer, and Academy Award-winning screenwriter
  • BornJuly 15, 1970
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Screenwriter