Jonathan Jackson
Jonathan Jackson
Jonathan Jacksonis an American actor, musician and author. His first well known character was Lucky Spencer on the ABC Daytime soap opera General Hospital, a role which has won him five Emmy Awards. In 2002, he played Jesse Tuck in the film Tuck Everlasting. In 2004 he started the band Enationwith his brother, actor Richard Lee Jackson and friend Daniel Sweatt. In 2012 he got the role of Avery Barkley in the ABC prime time drama Nashville...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActor
Date of Birth11 May 1982
CountryUnited States of America
He's basically a very optimistic, joyful type of guy who really wants to enjoy life, ... Peter Pan character.
As James's case shows, they can be a dangerous weapon when handled in the wrong way.
We had all the funds and everything agreed, and then someone came in and bought it for $12 million and literally did it overnight.
Yeah... I like films, I like movies, I like playing different characters and working with different actors and filming in different places. I like movies because it's kind of a combination of every art: it's like, it's picture, it's story, it's music, it's kind of like a clash and a collide of every art. It's really neat.
Silence Of The Lambs is definitely very frightening.
I think acting is a gift. I look at someone like Ben Kingsley, and hes incredibly charismatic, even when hes not acting. Hes an incredibly hard worker, and he has a very specific system that he does with his work.
Gratitude is the root of joy.
Being joyful is a choice.
When I manage to keep my center, it's usually because I've taken prayer seriously.
Not judging people is the fastest way to peace.
I would rather portray the hero, if it's a really great film. All my favorite fictional film characters are heroes, such as in "The Last of the Mohicans" and "Robin Hood."
Often times, if a character is pretty straightforward, he or she is not as interesting to portray.
There's nothing better than actually getting to watch the person and see his or her mannerisms.
I don't really have an ambition to become the Rolling Stones, or anything like that. For me, it's just playing music is kind of a transcendent, amazing gift, so when people come together and they play, I think it's a real special thing.