- Skateboarding, acting, photography, art, music, traveling, my son Pilot.
Music
- Cocteau Twins
- Sigur Ros
- Miles Davis
- Chet Baker
- Jazz in general
- Mozart
- Schubert
- Rachmaninoff
- Classical in general
- Bjork
- Midlake
- Explosions in the Sky
- Godspeed You!
- Black Emperor
- 60s French and Bossanova
- Radiohead
- Hank Williams
- Johnny Cash
- Leonard Cohen
- Nick Drake
Movies
- Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007>
- Monster House (2006)
- Clerks II (2006)
- Drop Dead Sexy (2005)
- The Ballad of Jack & Rose (2005)
- The Incredibles (2004)
- Jersey Girl (2004)
- I Love Your Work (2003)
- Dreamcatcher (2003)
- A Guy Thing (2003)
- Stealing Harvard (2002)
- Big Trouble (2002)
- Vanilla Sky (2001)
- Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
- Heartbreakers (2001)
- Almost Famous (2000)
- Mumford (1999)
- Dogma (1999)
- Enemy of the State (1998)
- Cuisine américaine (1998)
- Kissing a Fool (1998)
- A Better Place (1997)
- Chasing Amy (1997)
- Drawing Flies (1996)
- Mallrats (1995)
- Mi vida loca (1993)
Television
- My Name is Earl
- American Dad
- Perversions of Science
Quotes
On working with Lawrence Kasdan and Cameron Crowe, and Writer-Directors in general: "I'd love to establish relationships with other writer-directors, too, but Chasing Amy (1997) is what got things going for me, and I'll always stick by Kevin."
On his performance as a rock star in Almost Famous (2000): "I wanted to be very serious about being a musician -- a guy who cares a lot about the music and the band and why we did it in the first place. We wanted to show an actual passion on stage with the intent of turning on the audience."
(On skateboarding injuries) I have scars on my knees from smashing into the corner of cement benches. I have scars on my pelvis from jumping off my board and sliding like Superman down a hill. One time I snapped my wrist in half and had to get a cast on my arm. Like an idiot, I skated before the cast was taken off, and I fell again and broke my other arm. For the next three months I had to brush my teeth using only my thumb and pinkie.
(2006 quote on fame) When you reach a certain status in Hollywood, you have to play a lot of games to stay in the limelight. It becomes more about being famous than being an actor. It's a cult of personality. Who's the It person this week? Who has the hottest girlfriend and the most bling-bling? Who showed up at the MTV Video Music Awards in a Hummer limousine? For me it's always more rewarding when people come up to me and say, "I loved you in Mumford. What's your name again?" That's how I've always wanted it to be.
(On My Name is Earl and the perks of doing TV) The best thing about Earl is the steady income. I can do films if and when I want, as opposed to doing a film I don't really believe in because I have to pay the bills. I've never been at a Vince Vaughn or Ben Stiller level, so I don't get offered a lot of starring roles in comedy blockbusters. I've done some independent films that I'm proud of, but it's seven weeks of work for not much money. So then you have to find as many acting jobs as you can, just to keep up financially. Earl came along at the right time for me.
(On getting into acting) I was just curious about it, in much the same way you might be curious about how cars are made or how to get to the moon. It was naiveté. My girlfriend's mother was a talent manager, and when I told her I wanted to do movies, she said, "Okay, let's give it a shot." So many people would have said, "Oh, I don't know. Let's get you into some acting classes first and see how it goes." That would have been a bit deflating, and I think I would've lost interest.
(On retiring from skateboarding) When I decided to retire, I thought I was getting a little too old to be skating for a living. There was a lot of pressure to be at the top of my game all the time, and my heart just wasn't in it anymore. But I haven't given up skating completely. I still cruise around now and then just for fun. I'm way past my prime, so nobody expects much from me anymore.
(On My Name is Earl) I was apprehensive about doing TV, because I didn't want to be known for a certain character. When I did Kissing a Fool with David Schwimmer, I realized how trapped he was by his role on Friends. Everywhere we'd go, people would shout out to him, "Ross! Hey, Ross!" It's difficult to get away from the shadow of a TV character. I hope I've done enough movies that I won't be pigeonholed as Earl for the rest of my life.
About me: THIS IS A JASON LEE FAN PAGE. This is not, I repeat not, Jason Lee. We are not affiliated with Jason Lee.
Born and raised in Southern California, Jason Lee took up skateboarding at age 13. By 18 he was on the professional skateboarding circuit, where he wowed legions of young fans and popularized a move called the "360 flip." Inspired to tap into the commercial aspect of the sport, Lee and a friend started the twin companies Stereo Skateboards and Stereo Sounds Clothing. In the early 1990s, Lee took his tricks in front of the camera, appearing in several music videos - including one for the Sonic Youth song "100%," directed by Spike Jonze. Lee got his first taste of straight acting the next year, when he turned up alongside Jonze as a teenage drug customer in Allison Anders's Mi vida loca (1993).
Lee's movie career began in earnest when he landed a lead role in Kevin Smith's Mallrats (1995) (at his very first audition, according to Smith). While the film was almost universally panned, Lee received high marks from critics and audiences for his turn as "cynical sidekick" Brodie Bruce. Smith was so pleased with Brodie that he wrote a part for Lee in his next film, Chasing Amy (1997): Ben Affleck's cranky roommate and comic book partner Banky. Lee won an Independent Spirit Award for his performance.
After appearing in several indies and a made-for-TV movie, Lee crossed over into mainstream circles with Kissing a Fool (1998). Starring opposite David Schwimmer and Mili Avital, he played a writer who works through his last breakup by writing a book. In 1999, Lee landed two significant acting gigs: one as the demon Azrael in Kevin Smith's Dogma (1999), and another as the eccentric young billionaire Skip Skipperton in Mumford (1999). He then went to work on Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous (2000), in which he plays a member of the fictional '70s band Stillwater.
Lee maintains a relatively low profile, but cohorts Smith and Affleck insist that he's one of the funniest and most gentlemanly actors in the business.
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