WEBVTT - One on One: Jim Jansen

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<v Speaker 1>I am all in. Let's kiss you, I am all

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<v Speaker 1>in with Scott Patterson and I Heart Radio podcast. Hey everybody,

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<v Speaker 1>Scott Patterson, I am all in podcast one on one interview.

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<v Speaker 1>We're going to be talking with uh. Jim Jansen. He

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<v Speaker 1>portrayed Reverend Artsy Skinner for seven episodes of Gilmore Girls.

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<v Speaker 1>His first appearance was in season three, episode six, Take

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<v Speaker 1>the Deviled Eggs. His last appearance was season six, episode

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<v Speaker 1>twenty one, Driving Miss Gilmore. Also appeared in the fall

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<v Speaker 1>episode of A Year in the Life A Little Bit

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<v Speaker 1>About Jim. He's an actor from St. Salt Lake City.

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<v Speaker 1>He's out of over a hundred and thirty four acting credits,

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<v Speaker 1>including playing approximately thirteen minister religious characters, twenty law government characters,

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<v Speaker 1>and twenty doctor characters for TV and film. You've had

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<v Speaker 1>plenty of film and TV experience before Gilmore, with a

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<v Speaker 1>few episodes of Murphy Brown, Fresh Prince of bel Air,

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<v Speaker 1>Boy meets World Weird Weird, Science Star Trek, Deep Space nine,

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<v Speaker 1>Who's the Boss, just to name a few. Tell us

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<v Speaker 1>about being a part of so many iconic shows. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm amazed at the research you've done. It's been a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of fun. You know, it's been a career, which

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<v Speaker 1>is us been very pleasant. So I started in California

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<v Speaker 1>about and retired like four years ago. So it's uh yeah, well,

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<v Speaker 1>congratulations on a on a remarkable and very long career.

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<v Speaker 1>Not very many actors get to hang in there for

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<v Speaker 1>four decades, four and a half decades, seven years. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>um uh well, okay, So now to Gilmore Girls as

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<v Speaker 1>a Reverend Skinner. How did you get the role? Was

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<v Speaker 1>it offered to Jeff to audition? I auditioned for it.

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<v Speaker 1>Tell us about that. What do you remember? Well? I

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<v Speaker 1>remember it well. It was at Warner Brothers and the

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<v Speaker 1>casting agent who I'm sorry, I don't remember her name

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<v Speaker 1>right now, but she came out into the waiting room

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<v Speaker 1>and said, now, look, Amy likes everybody to talk as

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<v Speaker 1>fast as possible and pick up your cues. And I said, well, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>I've been doing Broadway New York theater for twelve years.

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<v Speaker 1>We have to pick up our cues. So that was

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<v Speaker 1>the only thing that was on my mind when I auditioned,

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<v Speaker 1>to talk fast and pick up my cues. And then

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<v Speaker 1>after doing a few episodes of Gilmore, I understand why

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<v Speaker 1>that's where everybody talks fast. Um, yeah, the job. Well

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<v Speaker 1>it was good, so you already had that training and

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<v Speaker 1>then you went in there and lit up the room.

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<v Speaker 1>Um yeah, Um, we found this trivia for you. You've

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<v Speaker 1>played approximately, as I mentioned earlier, thirteen minister religious characters,

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<v Speaker 1>twenty law government characters, and twenty doctor characters. How about that?

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<v Speaker 1>Why is that? It must be because people trust you?

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<v Speaker 1>I guess yeah. It surprises me too. I'll keep that

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<v Speaker 1>statistic because I didn't know all those numbers. Why do

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<v Speaker 1>you think people trust you so much? Because that's really

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<v Speaker 1>what it is. It comes down man, that's a guy

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<v Speaker 1>I trust. Let's give him the role. Yeah, Likable, trustable.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not sure that I am either of those, but

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<v Speaker 1>at least that's how I come off working. Well, that's

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<v Speaker 1>the important part of well did you prefer one profession

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<v Speaker 1>over the other? Two? Portrait? Uh huh? Now. I always

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<v Speaker 1>like being a priest or whatever, priest pastor. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know why. I just enjoyed that a lot, especially on Gilmore.

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<v Speaker 1>We had a lot of fun with being a priest

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<v Speaker 1>on that. What was your most memorable moment as for

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<v Speaker 1>being a priest and any production? Well, I think in

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<v Speaker 1>Gilmoura was I think I had the most fun. It

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<v Speaker 1>was the most interesting to do. We were shooting in

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<v Speaker 1>the church and I was in the pulpit giving a sermon,

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<v Speaker 1>and and that particular part of it. We shared our

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<v Speaker 1>church with a synagogue, and we were going, we were

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<v Speaker 1>going within the story, we were going too long, so

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<v Speaker 1>the Rabbi was in the back of the church going

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<v Speaker 1>pointing at his watch. So I had to do the

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<v Speaker 1>attitudes as fast as I could. Say that the attitudes,

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<v Speaker 1>and I thought I get through this. But I thought

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<v Speaker 1>that was really fun because he came in and put

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<v Speaker 1>his startup David up and took the cross down. And

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<v Speaker 1>that was a fun one. When you came in for

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<v Speaker 1>or when the call came for you for a year

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<v Speaker 1>in life? Which were you included an a pivotal scene

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<v Speaker 1>for Luke and Laureli. What was what was your reaction? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I was delighted to be back. I was shot one

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<v Speaker 1>scene that didn't make into the final but the shot

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<v Speaker 1>I scene I shot with you is what I married

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<v Speaker 1>you and Laureline. Oh that's right, yeah, theddle of the night.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh my god, it's all such a blur. Oh my goodness. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>that a very pivotal moment for the storyline, right sure, yeah. Um, well,

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<v Speaker 1>when you saw the end of a year in the life,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm assuming you saw it. What did you think the

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<v Speaker 1>very end? Uh uh yeah, I thought it looked great

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<v Speaker 1>and I thought, boy, they're the last line of that

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<v Speaker 1>episode says we could do this all over again. M hmm, right, mom,

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<v Speaker 1>I think I'm was the last line. Yeah, I think

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<v Speaker 1>I'm pregnant. Yeah, Mom, I think I'm I think I'm

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<v Speaker 1>bringing Yeah, the last five words for words, yea, whatever

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<v Speaker 1>it is, there's a there right there. Um uh, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>that was the last role you did. What what are

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<v Speaker 1>you up to now? What do you how's your retirement going? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I'm enjoying it a lot. I didn't think,

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<v Speaker 1>I really what but I do. My neighbors say, how

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<v Speaker 1>do you do that? You know, how do you retire?

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<v Speaker 1>What do you do now? And I said, well, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I've been an actor for forty seven years and because

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<v Speaker 1>I started in New York in nine, Um, I always

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<v Speaker 1>had a lot of free time. Actors always have a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of free time. You know. You you when you

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<v Speaker 1>have a job, you're working intensely and you're working fast,

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<v Speaker 1>and you're working a lot, and then suddenly you're you're

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<v Speaker 1>not and you have a week or two or three

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<v Speaker 1>where you don't have anything. So I've always had free time.

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<v Speaker 1>I've always had ways of filling There have things to

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<v Speaker 1>do and things I enjoy. So it just stretched a

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<v Speaker 1>little longer than in the past. And what advice would

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<v Speaker 1>you give young actors looking to get into the profession? Wow, Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>get a good education. Yeah, that's good. I think finding

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<v Speaker 1>a college program that gives you the opportunity to be

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<v Speaker 1>on stage a lot, or nowadays you're in film a

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<v Speaker 1>lot that you know they're shooting film all or digital

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<v Speaker 1>all over the place. But I think, uh, having a

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<v Speaker 1>good background in the literature of the theater is important

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<v Speaker 1>and getting a lot of practice before you get out

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<v Speaker 1>there and try to sell it. All. Right, We're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>play a game called rapid Fire, So I'm gonna fire

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<v Speaker 1>some questions at you and you answer them as quickly

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<v Speaker 1>as you can. There's the thing again, right fast as

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<v Speaker 1>how many cups of coffee do you have in a day? One?

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<v Speaker 1>Are you team Logan, Team Jesser, team Dean? Who is

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<v Speaker 1>your favorite Gilmore Girls character? Oh? God, Uh, everybody's strukes.

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<v Speaker 1>I know everybody's druggles. Just throw one out, throw one

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<v Speaker 1>out there, you go. What would you rather? Would you

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<v Speaker 1>what would you order it? Luke's Diner? Uh, coffee and

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<v Speaker 1>a slice of cake? Uh? Would you? Would you rather

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<v Speaker 1>go on a road trip with Taylor or Michelle Taylor?

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<v Speaker 1>But that's an easy answer. Uh, finish the lyric and

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<v Speaker 1>where you lead. I will follow dot dot dot un

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<v Speaker 1>till the end of my days anywhere that you tell

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<v Speaker 1>me to. Um close Jackson's vegetables are Suki's baked goods? Goods?

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<v Speaker 1>Would you rather listen to Drella's harp or The Troubadour's

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<v Speaker 1>cover songs? Oh? Cover songs? Children? Prepper Stars, Hollow Hi Stars,

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<v Speaker 1>Hollow Hi. Okay, So one last question before we let

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<v Speaker 1>you go, Um, compare your experience on the set of

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<v Speaker 1>Gilmore Girls to everything else that you ever did in

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<v Speaker 1>your career? And where does it rank? Pretty high, pretty high,

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<v Speaker 1>up to the top, because well, it's a happy set.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a lot of great people to work with and

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<v Speaker 1>that's the best part of it. Also, craft services was

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<v Speaker 1>very good. It was very good. Wasn't it all right? Jim?

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for taking the time. I really appreciate it. Continued

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<v Speaker 1>good wishes for your retirement. Um, we are the poor

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<v Speaker 1>for it, but you are the richer for it. I

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<v Speaker 1>am sure you you you deserved it. You deserve it.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh and enjoy it and all the best to you. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>it's great to see your Scott. All right, buddy, take

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<v Speaker 1>care by bye, all right, bye, esta Hey everybody, and

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