'Big Bang Theory's' Jim Parsons: Grilled

He is a scientist and, in order to get to the truth you must have all the facts and deal with them. 

The other actors keep Sheldon grounded in reality: their reactions to him are  honest and usually tinged with love and, I think, when the audience has the chance to view Sheldon through those other characters eyes, they have the chance to love him too.

If you weren’t on "Big Bang Theory," what current show would you like to be on?
I would love to be on “Friday Night Lights.” I don't have a specific pitch for a role that I've had in mind, but that's a damn fine show with some damn fine acting on it. Bravo. I am also from Texas and think they've captured something about it perfectly.

Facebook or Twitter have certainly changed things for everyone. Is your show "into" that?
I believe there is a "fan page" for me on Facebook, but I do not have control over it. As for Twitter, I was a member for about three days. I read other people's Twitter postings and they were so funny and creative and I realized that I was incapable of contributing in that way.

All I had to offer was a listing of what I was up to and I decided that I didn't want everyone to know everything I was doing -- especially since ALL of it centered around what meal I was having or would soon have. How boring. And embarrassing.

Do you have any aspirations to write or direct? 
I have aspirations to write and direct. I think. Really, though, I am still having so much fun acting and I still feel like I learn something new with such frequency that I have devoted almost no time to any other career choice in the industry. I really think I will at some point.

You announced the Emmy nominations with Chandra Wilson and you both were nominated. Can you describe what it felt like to find out you were nominated while you were there on stage?
It felt like a lie -- like it wasn’t really happening. It felt like I was doing a play or something with Chandra. It was only after I got home and watched us on DVR that I really felt like it was official.

How does it feel to be a fashion icon? Have you visited Sheldonshirts.com?
I would not know how it feels to be a fashion icon as, I swear, I am not one. However, Mary Quigley, who happens to be a producer of our show in addition to the costume designer, would, I imagine, feel flattered. She could make a couple extra bucks on the side... just sayin'. 

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