Jason Ritter
Jason Ritter
Jason Morgan Ritteris an American actor, and the son of actress Nancy Morgan and late actor John Ritter, known for his roles as Kevin Girardi in the television series Joan of Arcadia, as Sean Walker in the NBC series The Event, and as the voice of Dipper Pines in Gravity Falls. He also played the recurring role of Mark Cyr in the NBC television series Parenthood, for which he received an Emmy Award nomination...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth17 February 1980
CityLos Angeles, CA
CountryUnited States of America
I love the feeling of having as close to a steady job as you can ever have as an actor. I'm not an extravagant spender, so when I work on a TV show for a season or do a bunch of episodes as a reoccurring, I try to spread the money that comes from that out so that I can do these movies that are important to me.
I've certainly auditioned for big budget studio films. I don't know if it's because there's so much money involved, but a lot of times the pressure overwhelms me and engulfs me. I end up falling apart in the audition.
I think as far as I've been able to understand from my friends that I went to college with and things like that is that it almost seems like Russian Roulette when you're coming out of the closet to your parents.
I knew I really made it when my dad saw me in London and after the performance he had no notes to me and just said 'You are doing your own thing and I am proud of you.'
I'm a bit too much of a people pleaser and that can be frustrating for people in your life.
I think at a certain point actors need to start taking responsibility for the kinds of stories they want to tell.
One of the fun things as an actor is to find a character that if you were to look up a rap sheet about them, you might say, 'I don't really necessarily want to hang out with this guy' or 'I would never be this kind of guy in my life.' I think it's part of an actor's job to say, 'Maybe you could be.'
I spend a fair amount of time on my computer, but I don't hack into anything. I have to open the manual and follow instructions.
I do exercises on my Wii. It's nice to have games that keep you active. It's an excuse to play video games.
I'm always frightened away by movies that lower the bar on our endeavor to learn more about the crazy weird creatures that we are.
There's something about being rejected - when I go out without my friends, I'm reminded of how I'm actually quite antisocial. I don't look like a guy who feels like that, but it's very hard for me to start up a conversation. At a party, I'm lost.