Words matter. These are the best Doug Jones Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
I’m a very happy-go-lucky lover of all mankind as a person in real life. So when I play a darker character, I have to tap into something that isn’t my natural way, and what I found was that I think human beings have the potential for all of these emotions.
I really connect with every character that I’ve played, just because I kinda have to; as an actor, you want to take them in and get to know them and like them; because they’re evil, you kinda have to like them so that you can understand them and play them and play them with some kind of empathy.
What sweetens the deal for me is that I get to develop an alien species from the ground up. I’m playing Saru, a Kelpian, and this race has never been seen before in any ‘Star Trek’ series.
I’ve never hidden my Christianity in Hollywood, and I’ve been handled respectfully because I handle the issue and other people respectfully.
When you’re on camera, even though you try to lose yourself in the character, you are aware that there is a camera there capturing every moment of it visually. With doing a voiceover job, you are worried about the sound of it, and you have to make all those visual colors come out with your sound.
I’m surprised how many commercials and sitcoms and movies have a need for, ‘We just need something to come by the camera that’s really weird.’ They call Doug Jones.
I never sought to play monsters in films.
I am kind of a freak of nature who has loose joints, and I was able to put my legs behind my head, and it looked weird to people when I was a kid, so I kept doing it. It’s a great party gag.
I learned mime back when I was in college, at Ball State University, Indiana. That woke up my body from the neck down and made me realize that acting and communication – portraying a story, event, or emotion – is a full-body experience.
My wife and I have never been able to have kids of our own. Physically, it’s impossible. The doctor checked. So we tend to unofficially adopt lots of twenty-somethings. I have a real soft spot in my heart for youth.
I’m not usually the guy who has people hiding in his bushes and saying, ‘Will you love me forever and ever?’
The gaming world is a complete mystery to me! Well, I did play Pac Man and Frogger using big machines at an arcade back in the ’80s.
Whether it’s t-shirt and jeans or full monster suit, I’m still an actor underneath it all, and a good director is going to know that.
My very favorite costumed character I’ve played would be Abe Sapien from the ‘Hell Boy’ movies. I love this guy.
My favorite thing to pass the time in the makeup chair is YouTube videos of talking cats. I don’t know why, but they make me laugh.
