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我不只是谢耳朵 本文档格式为 WORD,感谢你的阅读。 他生在一个普通的家庭，没有显赫的家世。他与许多演员一样，参加过无数次试镜，跑过各种龙套。到了三十而立的年纪，他仍旧是一个无名小卒。直到 “ 谢耳朵 ” 的诞生，已经 34 岁的他才被世人熟知。很多人都不敢相信，这位有着一张娃娃脸的搞笑怪咖如今已经年过四旬。对许多人来说，谢耳朵或许比吉姆 帕森斯这个名字更出名。诚然，谢耳朵一角成就了吉姆 帕森斯的今天。但谁又能保证，没有吉姆 帕森斯，谢耳朵还会是那个招人烦又惹 人爱的谢耳朵？岁月，没有在他的脸上留下苍老的痕迹。年龄，也未曾阻止他继续前行的脚步。未来，相信会给他一个更璀璨多彩的世界。 Its the morning after the night before1） . Zach Braff2） has the word BALLS inked3） on his forehead. Peter Sarsgaard is bare-chested. And a little-known Jim Parsons is dressed in a knights armour， eating a bowl of Lucky Charms4） . The film is Garden State. Braffs directorial debut5） from 2004. Appearing in just one scene， Parsons is a party guestarriving straight from work at a medieval themed restaurant. Oh， and he speaks Klingon6） . I loved that scene. It was just right up my alley7）， smiles Parsons. Ten years later I look back and go， That was the most spoiling experience for a start-up movie you could have！ More to the point， a decade on， Parsons has become one of Americas most beloved sitcom8） stars， playing Dr. Sheldon Cooper in The Big Bang Theorya Caltech theoretical physicist with an eidetic9） memory， an IQ of 187， and an ability to speak Klingon at will10） . With the show about to start its eighth season in the autumn， its already seen Parsons win a Golden Globe and four Emmys， turning him into one of the highest paid comedy stars of his generation. But its about more than just trinkets11） and trophies， thanks to Parsons affectionate portrayal of a super-nerd who loves DC Comics， Battlestar Galactica and action figures. In an era when superheroes and sci-fi dominate the box office， the popularity of The Big Bang Theory proves that Sheldon and his flatmates are not quite the social outcasts they were styled as when the show started back in 2007. Theyre the Friends for our generation. Now， Parsons is back in Braffs second film as director， thirtysomething12） dramedy13） Wish I Was Here. In the story， Braff plays Aidan， a struggling actor whose life collapses when his father announces he has cancer. Parsons is Paul， a fellow actor who meets Aidan at the ritualistic14） humiliation that is the audition processsomething Parsons ， like all actors， knows only too well. It resonated very strongly， he nods， and I think it was very evident that this was a scene written by an actor； that entire waiting room scenewaiting to go in ， and sitting beside your competition， is something that you are either born comfortable with or learn to be comfortable with very early on . or you have to get out of the career！ Hearing somebody murmuring the lines under their breath， saying the words youre going to have to say . Its a very interesting experience. Raised in Houston， the son of an elementary school teacher and the president of a local plumbing15） company， Parsons determined to become an actor at the age of sixwhen he played a bird in a school production of Kiplings16） The Elephants Child. Still， his love of acting ebbed17） and flowed during his school years. He even briefly toyed with18） the idea of being a weatherman， taking a year away from acting in college as he learned storm fronts19） . Yet being a weatherman was not to be； he failed the course and realised he had to return to actingor hed regr et it. I had a vision of becoming a bitter， middle-aged man！ But how to go about it？ Working for an experimental theatre company in Houston， he was making ends meet20） in day jobs to support my acting habitbut there werent enough full-time opportunities. I was never brave enough to throw my knapsack on my back and head to New York or even L.A. Eventually， he took a masters in classical theatre at the University of San Diego before he headed to New Yorka world of off -Broadway plays， commercials， TV bit parts21）， and those endless rounds of auditions. He can still remember the horror-showsaccidentally knocking out the power switch while trying out for a Martin McDonagh playbut hes never been fearful. The one way I always feel about auditions， or certainly try to， is a mantra22） of： This could be my one chance to play this role. In the case of The Big Bang Theory， Parsons aced it23） so convincingly that co-creator Chuck Lorre asked him to return the next day to ensure it wasnt a fluke24） . He admits there was something in Sheldon he understood： the inability to read sarcasm or emotions. He sighs when asked if he shares any of Sheldons more nerdy behavioural tropes25） . Oh God . Im sure Im nerdy in some ways， but more than being nerdy， Im old！ Now 41， he likes to go to bed early. As far as partying and going out goes， I dont even have the remotest desire！ Actually， Parsons is far less socially awkward than Sheldon. He talks freely， eruditely26）， and in detaileverything fro m his recent trip to Wimbledon， supporting his e-mail buddy， Canadian player Eugenie Bouchard， to his magnificent cameo27） in The Muppets， playing the piano during the performance of Man or Muppet. Yet he clearly adores Sheldon， a character that fits him as closely as his Green Lantern T-shirt. One of the questions people love to ask is What do you want for Sheldon？ I have no wants for him. I open the script every week and， yeah， sure some episodes are more interesting to me than others， but as an overall character arc28）， I have never felt like Im tired of playing the same thing. Calling himself a sucker29） ， hes already preparing for the maelstrom30） of emotions that will surface when the show finishes. Its hard to imagine， knowing the end is coming and letting it come and feeling . certainly not a sense of remorse . I dont know if lose is the right word either. Organic death？ Thats the best way I can put it， if things go well！ Thats what it will be. For something that has already affected my life to a huge degree. I may have a life outside of the show， but this has had an enormous impact upon me either way. And that will be sad. The question is： how do you escape a character like Sheldon？ Even Braffs film contains an oblique31） nodwhen Paul winds up trying out for just the sort of sci-fi Sheldon would love. So hes not worried about typecasting32）？ Yes and no， he says， cautiously. Im not looking to play another scientist， or genius or even probably another Star Trek fanatic33） at this point. That being said， I was charmed by the idea of playing somebody in Wish I Was Here who was dabbling in34） those things in a different way. It helps that hes been getting strong word for his turn in The Normal Heart， Glee creator Ryan Murphys television film based on Larry Kramers play about the HIV/AIDS crisis in early 1980s New York. Playing opposite Julia Roberts and Mark Ruffalo， Parsons reprised35） the character of Tommyone of the founders of an AIDS crisis organisation and a role he played in a 2011 production of the play that marked his Broadway debut. To me at least that proves the point I had to make to myself all alongjust keep moving and find the people who dont need convincing， like in this case Larry Kramer and Ryan Murphy， who felt I could do it， and strongly so. And thats what you doyou ride with the people who believe in you. So if there is anything to work out， and shake36） a little bit， from a character like Sheldon， thats the only way to do it. Or maybe go and live in a cave for 20 years and come back looking completely differentwith plastic surgery37 ） . That wont be necessary， with Parsons movie career beginning to ramp up38） from voicing an alien in DreamWorks forthcoming animation Home to a role in Visions， a horror about a pregnant woman suffering from extreme hallucinations39） . Parsons seems delighted at this sudden array of very un-Sheldon like roles. There are a lot of different characters to play and a lot of different shoes to walk in. And in all aspects of the industry. Does this mean he feels like following Braff into directing？ Theres a pause. Its not that I would say no. But Im 41 now， and I have yet to reach a part of my life where the acting hasnt made me feel completely satisfied， with whatever this is that Im doing on this Earth . it has made me feel very happy. I dont know if this is because I have a lot of other aspects of my life to go along with it， and thats very fortunate . I dont know. And for once40）， hes lost for words. 一夜痛饮，清晨酒醒。扎克 .布拉夫的额头涂着 “ 舞会 ” 两字，彼得 .萨斯加德（编注：美国著名男演员）光着膀子，彼时尚无名气的吉姆 .帕森斯穿着一副骑士盔甲，吃着一碗 “ 喜福汇 ” 。这一场景出自布拉夫 2004 年的导演处女作 电影情归新泽西。帕森斯只在这一幕露了个脸，饰演一位从一家中世纪主题餐厅刚下班就直接来赴宴的客人。对了，他还说着克林贡语。 “ 这一幕正合我意，我当时很喜欢， ” 帕森斯笑着说， “ 十年后回头再看，我会说 对一部处女作电影而言，再没有比这更让人受宠若惊的经历了！ ” 更重要的是，十年后的帕森斯已经成为美国观众最喜爱的情景喜剧明星之一，饰演生活大爆炸里的谢尔顿 .库珀博士（编注：常被称为 “ 谢耳朵 ” ） 加州理工学院的一位理论物理学家，博闻强识，智商 187，能说一口流利的克林贡语。 生活大爆炸第八季将于今年秋天开播（编注：本文发表于 2014 年 9 月初），这部剧使帕森斯赢得一次金球奖和四次艾美奖，使其跻身同代人中片酬最高的喜剧明星之列。然而，生活大爆炸的成功远不止斩获了大大小小的奖杯，而这多亏了帕森斯倾心演绎出了一位喜爱 DC 漫画、动画片太空堡垒卡拉狄加和动作玩偶的超级书呆子。 在超级英雄和科幻类电影雄霸票房的时代，生活大爆炸的备受追捧证明谢尔顿及其那些室友并不完全是该剧在 2007 年开播之初所塑造的社会另类。他们是我们这代人的老友记式的偶像。 目前，帕森斯再次归来，出现在布拉夫执导的第二部电影心在彼处中。这部情景喜剧围绕一位已过而立之年的人物展开。布拉夫在片中饰演一位名叫艾丹的演员，在他的父亲声称自己罹患癌症后，艾丹生活陷入困境，苦苦挣扎度日。帕森斯饰演的也是一位演员，名叫保罗，在参加试镜时结识了艾丹。和所有的演员一样，帕森斯对于试镜这一惯常令人倍感羞辱的过程可谓如数家珍。 “ 我对试镜那场戏深有感触， ” 他点点头说， “ 我觉得很明显这幕戏是一个演员写的。对于整个等候室的场景，比如等着进去试镜、坐在竞争对手旁等，你要么生来就能坦然应对，要么很早就要学会坦然应对 不然的话，你还是趁早退出这行为妙！听别人低声念台词、说着你也将必须要说的话 这种经历很有意思。 ” 帕森斯在休斯敦长大，母亲是一名小学教师，父亲是当地一家水暖设备公司的总裁。帕森斯六岁就立志要成为一名演员，当时他在改编 自吉卜林作品大象之子的校园剧中扮演了一只鸟。不过，上学期间他对表演的喜爱 “ 时冷时热 ” ，他甚至一度萌生过当气象员的想法 上大学期间他占用了一年演戏的时间去学习风暴锋面。 然而，当气象员注定不是帕森斯要走的路。他没能通过那门课程，于是觉得自己还是得走演戏这条路，不然他会追悔莫及。 “ 我曾设想过自己将来会变成一个苦闷的中年男人！ ” 但怎样才能圆他的表演梦呢？他曾在休斯敦的一个实验戏剧剧团打杂，每日的工作使他勉强维持生计，来 “ 支撑我的表演喜好 ” ，但休斯敦并没有多少成为全职演员的机会。 “ 我当时根本没有足够 的勇气背起背包去纽约闯荡，甚至连洛杉矶都没有勇气去。 ” 最终，帕森斯取得了圣迭戈大学古典戏剧方向的硕士学位，之后才前往纽约 在那里他演过非百老汇戏剧，拍过广告，跑过龙套，参加过无数轮试镜。他仍然记得那些吓人的表现 参加马丁 .麦克多纳（编注：英国导演）的一部戏的试镜时，他不小心碰到电源开关，导致片场断电 但他从来没有胆怯。 “ 对于试镜，我一向怀着或者说努力怀着的唯一念想是： 试镜可能是由我来演这个角色的唯一机会。 ” 就拿生活大爆炸来说，帕森斯当时的表现出类拔萃，令人心服口服，以至 于该剧的联合制片人查克 .洛尔要求他第二天再来试一次镜，以确保头次试镜成功不是纯属侥幸。帕森斯坦言，他能理解谢尔顿的某个特点：不能识别他人的嘲讽或情绪。当被问及他是否还有其他类似谢尔顿的书呆子表现时，他叹气道： “ 唉，这个嘛 我敢肯定，我在某些方面确实像个书呆子，但我不仅呆，而且还老！ ” 帕森斯今年已经 41 岁，喜欢早睡。 “ 对于聚会和出游，我现在一点儿也提不起兴趣！ ” 事实上，帕森斯在待人接物方面远比谢尔顿要大方得体。他讲起话来轻松自如，旁征博引，不厌其详 从最近前往温布尔登（编注：英国著名的国际网球 比赛场地）支持他的 “ 邮件好友 ” 加拿大网球选手尤金妮亚 .布沙尔，一直谈到布偶大电影里为歌曲 “Man or Muppet” 的演奏提供钢琴伴奏的精彩客串。 然而，帕森斯无疑深爱谢尔顿。他演这个角色正如他穿那件绿灯侠 T 恤一样，合适般配。 “ 人们常爱问我的一个问题是 你想对谢尔顿提出什么要求？ 我对他没有任何要求。我每个星期都会打开剧本，没错，有几集确实会比其他几集更能引起我的兴趣，但从整体人物的发展变化上来看，我从来没有觉得自己厌倦了表演相同的东西。 ” 帕森斯说自己 “ 入戏太深 ” ，他已经在酝酿这部戏 剧终之际他将流露的纷乱感情。 “ 很难想象那种感觉。明知结局正在逼近，却又只能任其来临，这种感觉 肯定不是后悔 我也不知道说失落是否恰当。曲终人散？这是我能想到的最好的结语，如果一切进展顺利的话！一切将会如此。因为这部戏已经深深地影响了我的生活。戏外我可能过着正常的生活，但不管怎样，这部戏已经对我产生了巨大的影响。而剧终将会有些令人悲伤。 ” 现在摆在帕森斯面前的问题是：怎么才能从像谢尔顿这样的一个角色中跳出来？甚至连他参演的布拉夫的电影也隐约带着谢尔顿的影子 保罗最终选择参演的科幻片正是谢尔顿会 喜欢的那种。因此，难道他就不担心角色定型吗？“ 也担心，也不担心， ” 他小心翼翼地说， “ 现在我不想再演另一个科学家或是天才，甚至可能还包括另一个星际迷航迷恋狂。但话又说回来，我倒乐于演 心在彼处里的 一个能将这些人物糅杂起来的花样翻新的角色。 ” 帕森斯在电视电影（编注：只在电视上播放的电影）平常的心里的表演广受好评，这对他大有帮助。平常的心由欢乐合唱团的制片人瑞安 .墨菲出品，改编自拉里 .克雷默写的剧本，讲述了 20 世纪 80 年代早期纽约爆发的那场艾滋病疫情。在该片中，帕森斯跟朱莉娅 .罗 伯茨（编注：美国知名女星）和马克 .鲁法洛（编注：美国著名男演员）演对手戏，重新演绎了汤米一角 一家艾滋病疫情防控组织的创立者之一。 2011 年，帕森斯曾在自己的百老汇处女作中演过这个角色。 “ 对我来说，至少这可以证明我一直坚持的一点 只管不断前行，去找到那些相信自己的人。就拿这部片子来说，拉里 .克雷默和瑞安 .墨菲都觉得我能演好，而且对此深信不疑。这才是你要做的 跟那些相信自己的人共事。因此如果要放下过去，并能稍稍摆脱一个 像谢尔顿一样的 角色，这是唯一可行的方法。要不然可能就得找个山洞隐居 20年，做一通整形手术换副模样再回来。 ” 帕森斯大可不必如此。他的电影生涯已经开始起步 从给梦工厂即将推出的动画片家园里的一个外星人配音，到出演恐怖片幻觉（讲述的是一位孕妇遭受极端幻觉折磨的故事）里的一个角色。帕森斯似乎很喜欢这一系列突如其来的非谢尔顿型的角色。 “ 还有很多不同的角色可以去演，有很多不同的经历可以去尝试。这一行里的方方面面都可以去试试。 ” 这是不是说帕森斯想要步布拉夫的后尘去当导演？帕森斯停顿片刻后说： “ 这并不是说我会说 不 。但我今年已经 41 了，而且我还没有进入不完 全满足于演戏的人生阶段，不论是演什么角色 演戏让我感到很开心。我不知道这是不是因为除演戏之外我的生活还有很多其他事情可做，这是非常幸运的 我不知道。 ” 仅此一次，他不知道该说些什么了。 1. the morning after the night before： 宿醉后的清晨 2. 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