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" I'm particularly bad at breaking if something's funny. I'm not professional, so I do often laugh, but less at what I do and more often at what other people do. "

Timothy Simons

People

Professional

Bad

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Timothy Simons

Working

Stuff

" I'm a night person, but because of being in the film business and having children, my schedule has shifted, and I'm always terrified that I'm going to oversleep. "

" 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. "

" After school, I was planning to jump from regional theater to regional theater. "

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" I'm a dog person, but I don't have a pet. "

" I've lived with myself for a very long time, so I'm aware of what I look like. I'm under no false pretense that I'm a stunner, so if somebody comes up and says something about my physical appearance, it's okay. "

" There are people I've met in L.A. who kind of only talk about the business. Because maybe they think that's the best move. "

" IPods just made music about how many songs you could have on you at all times. "

" 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. "

" 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

" There is that great thing of D.C. being Hollywood for ugly people. There's very distinct crossover behaviors. "

" If you're going to go to an audition, you don't want to go in trying to force yourself into some archetype that has been thought up by a director and translated by a casting director. "

" 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. "

" I'm very much in favor of vaccinations, and I've been very vocal about that because it's insane to forgo this. "

" The Duplass brothers do that so well - that very simple, very horrifically awkward comedy. "

" 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

" My children, twins who are three years old, they're awful creatures right now. "

" When I was a carpenter, I built sets for small storefront Chicago companies. Like, I built sets for friends of mine at The House Theater. "

" You're taught from a very young age that you shouldn't get too big for your britches, so I tend to err way too much on the side of 'Nothing means anything.' "

" I don't know, and certainly I've been guilty of making a judgment about a celebrity, but there's a part of me that's like, 'Why don't you take the time you're spending ripping James Franco and go do something you like?' "

Timothy Simons

You

Know

" 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

" The truth is, there is no link between vaccines and autism. Vaccines are incredibly important. "

" When I was in Chicago, I was working as a carpenter while I was doing plays. I thought it'd be a fun set construction job, but it turned up to just be a straight-up factory. "

" I think I was a behavior problem, mostly, but in a fun way. I tried to tell jokes. I was the middle kid, so I was always looking for attention and trying to be the one that equalized everything. "

" You don't want someone to think you're from New Hampshire, because who cares about New Hampshire? You're basically just a pass-through. "

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

Timothy Simons

Parents

Growing Up