Dax Shepard
Dax Shepard
Dax Randall Shepard is an American actor, comedian, writer, and director. He is best known for his work in the feature films Employee of the Month, Without a Paddle, Idiocracy, Let's Go to Prison, and Hit and Run, the last of which he also wrote and directed, and the MTV practical joke reality series Punk'd. He portrayed Crosby Braverman in the NBC comedy-drama series Parenthood from 2010 to 2015...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth2 January 1975
CityMilford, MI
CountryUnited States of America
You know what? I did a lot of things that were deliberate, and they all backfired. I was trying desperately to become Will Ferrell or Adam Sandler, and it did not work for me. I took a lot of leaps that I shouldn't have, traditionally speaking. I paid the price for that. I was not as hire-able for a while. But then I just gave all that up.
The reason I'm drawn to it is - both the off road racing and the motorcycles on the track - it takes a lot for me to quiet my brain and anything that requires 100% of my attention and focus I find very soothing and that is the closest I get to being content.
I'm telling you, there is a lot of power in being unapologetic.
Being truthful is a necessity because when I'm not being truthful it takes a toll on me. I don't have any room for it in my life. I don't have an across-the-board opinion on honesty in relationships. But for me, personally, it's paramount.
But doing 'Parenthood,' I've never ever been happier in 35 years. I drive to work and I drive home. I'm like a factory worker and that is in my DNA. I love having a steady job with the same people. It's made me so much calmer and more content. Now I just hope the series goes on for 15 years.
I have to stay on top of myself with honesty and be very forthcoming, quickly admit when I'm wrong, you know? I have a whole system that works for me, and that's part of my worldview now.
I lived for going down the rabbit hole of meeting weird people. Of course, come Monday I would be tallying up all the different situations, and each one was progressively more dangerous. I got lucky in that I didn't go to jail.
You only get one chance at your life so why not jump cars?
I was 20 when I moved to Los Angeles. I went on probably 600 commercial auditions and couldn't book any of them.
I've had plenty of crappy jobs, but the only job I've ever really dedicated myself to has been acting. It's my life.
I'm of the opinion that the technology is in a place where there's really no excuse not to just make your movie.
I had just done a movie prior to 'Employee of the Month' called 'Let's Go to Prison' and Will Arnett got to play the bad guy. I would watch him daily and couldn't wait to get the chance 'til I played a bad guy.
There's like a shift in the paradigm about every 15 years in movies because one would slip through the cracks. I think if they were more inexpensive you would see many more eclectic comedies being made.
I was brought home to a trailer in Highland, MI.