Jonathan Jackson Quotations

My family took a vacation to Universal Studios when I was really young. Me and my brother Richard - who's also an actor - were both really intrigued by seeing the behind-the-scenes stuff of how films are made. We kind of begged our parents to get into acting.

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.'

For years, I've thought about a project or a way where I could do acting and music together, and I never really thought that would happen. Then 'Nashville' came along, and it was like a dream come true to marry both of those worlds.

He's basically a very optimistic, joyful type of guy who really wants to enjoy life, ... Peter Pan character.

God puts certain things in certain people. I'm a restless soul. I'm always searching. I'm always pressing to find what truth is and what life is all about.

I wouldn't say it's fallen off any. We still have some great players on the field.

I think acting is a gift. I look at someone like Ben Kingsley, and he's incredibly charismatic, even when he's not acting. He's an incredibly hard worker, and he has a very specific system that he does with his work.

When it comes to chemistry with actors, I always feel chemistry is not something that comes and goes. You either have it or you don't.

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.

As I get older, I plan less, and I strategize less about my career and about things because you realize things happen as they're supposed to happen and the way they're supposed to happen.

Dr Knox's work has confirmed that firework injuries are an important cause of preventable visual disability - particularly in young males,

Every year we see needless and preventable injuries from fireworks,

I've been playing music since I was 12. I love performing live.

I've always been someone who's believed in truth. I believe truth exists. I don't believe in relativism, a 'your truth, my truth' kind of a thing. However, I also believe that the truth must always be spoken in love - and that grace and truth are found in Jesus Christ.

Approximately half of the serious eye injuries from fireworks resulted in severe loss in the affected eye.

You're probably saving money if you factor in the grief . . . of dealing with children in the supermarket. I think it will take off in the suburbs, particularly.

A lot of Christians look at Hollywood as the ultimate evil. But what it did for me is it sharpened my ability to love people and appreciate people, no matter where they're at in their lives.

As James's case shows, they can be a dangerous weapon when handled in the wrong way.

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.

In the last six months, there has been phenomenal interest. I'd say it's already too late -- everything has been sold.

Being on 'Nashville' and working with some incredible people like T-Bone Burnett and Buddy Miller - so many wonderful, incredible musicians that I've been blessed to play with and observe - that has continued to shape the process of arranging music, writing music.

I'd rather live forever in Heaven than a place where there's terrorism and hate.

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.

I think acting is a gift. I think certain people for some reason just have a gift that they were meant to perform.

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.

There's nothing better than actually getting to watch the person and see his or her mannerisms.

Often times, if a character is pretty straightforward, he or she is not as interesting to portray.

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."

Not judging people is the fastest way to peace.

When I manage to keep my center, it's usually because I've taken prayer seriously.

Being joyful is a choice.

Gratitude is the root of joy.

I walked away from this movie thinking how important it is to have a genuine selfless love for your children. You can really mess kids up if you don't have the right kind of love for them.

That's what rock music is, I think - constantly searching for authenticity, and being as honest as possible.

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.

Silence Of The Lambs is definitely very frightening.