Jason Schwartzman
Jason Schwartzman
Jason Francesco Schwartzmanis an American actor, screenwriter and musician. He is known for his frequent collaborations with Wes Anderson, such as Rushmore, The Darjeeling Limited, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Moonrise Kingdomand The Grand Budapest Hotel. He also starred in other films, such as I Heart Huckabees, Shopgirl, Marie Antoinette, Funny People, Scott Pilgrim vs. the Worldand Saving Mr. Banks...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth26 June 1980
CityLos Angeles, CA
CountryUnited States of America
But I go in spurts, and lately I've been Watching School of Rock every night and I've been watching Valley Girl a lot. It just depends on the mood.
I was heartbroken at the end of that, because I thought that was going to be it for me. Somehow I had worked my way into this movie and it had exposed me to people and I had a chance to be an actor, which I loved, but I didn't think it was ever going to happen again.
The thing I definitely related to most in Jeremy was a sincere desire to be alive and meet people. He's a pretty open-minded person.
It looks like fish tank rocks. Chocolate rocks! ... If you catch the pun.
But in a city where you drive a lot, you know your destination and you try to get there as quickly as possible unless there's a roadblock or a detour.
And since we were kids in the 80's my parents could only take us to see comedies, and basically Martin was the star of the majority of those films.
I thought it would be good for me to do something bigger, more bombastic, more physical. I had a blast making the film.
In a city where you walk around, it's impossible to plan your day and your life as accidents will happen, you'll overhear things, bump into people, and take unexpected turns
There's all these ways to instantly communicate - cars, computers, telephone and transportation - and even with all that, it's so hard to find people and have an honest communication with them
It's funny that people think because you don't have a movie or record out, you disappear into a frozen chamber someplace. They think you're dead when you're not in the public eye
I didn't have an agent, I didn't have a headshot. I didn't even know if anyone would know where to find me. I just went back to highschool and started playing with my band.
I always tell people that to be the funny person in a Steve Martin movie is like getting a call that Keith Moon wants you to play drums on his record. He should be playing drums on his record.
As far as loneliness, I feel Los Angeles and its layout, having to drive everywhere - it is a lonely place. It's an isolated city in that respect because you're driving to places alone listening to the radio.
I often wonder, Is it worth waiting only for things you think are going to be truly great, or is that a pretentious attitude to take?