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" I think the absolute worst job I ever had - not because it was a terrible job, just because I was just so bad at it - was when I worked at a scenic factory in Chicago. "

Timothy Simons

Just Because

Job

Chicago

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Timothy Simons

Doing

Back

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" The one thing I always think about when I don't get jobs is that it just wasn't yours. You don't want to do something that you're not right for because it won't make the production look good, and it won't make you look good. "

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" Ultimately, I just made the decision to move to L.A. sight unseen. It took me a while to save up some money to do it. "

" It's so odd because I don't even know if I'm cut out for it, but being a movie star guy, I sort of end up gravitating toward the Coen brothers. That's one of the reasons my wife and I moved to L.A.: that however much of a pipe dream that would be, I moved to L.A. because I'd love to work with the Coen brothers. "

" There is a part of me that really just thinks it would be so funny to see the 'Veep' characters in 'Game of Thrones.' "

Timothy Simons

Thinks

See

" I started out with the intention of studying physics. I was a terrible high school student outside of the fact that I did well in physics, but there's a big difference between being good at physics and being a physicist, so I jettisoned that very quickly. "

" David Letterman was my guy growing up. My parents recorded the tenth anniversary special for me, and I watched it 40 times. "

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Parents

Growing Up

" I used to love going to shows and finding new bands, but the Internet takes the fun out of it. Like a band? You can buy and download every single song they have ever done within five minutes. "

" I took one class at Second City called Improv for Actors, and that was it, and that was only because my agent told me I had to. "

Timothy Simons

City

Because

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" I'll believe I made it when I'm 100 years old, I'm still able to get work, and they're about to put me in a coffin, and I'll be like, 'Yeah, OK, it went all right.' But until then, I'm not saying it. "

Timothy Simons

Old

Believe

" My first job in L.A. was actually playing an employee in a Best Buy commercial, but I played a bad employee at another store. I also worked at a commercial casting company running cameras and session directing. "

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" I'm saying nothing new that Dave Pasquesi is really good at what he does. "