Jonathan David Dixon
Frequently referred to as a "chameleon" and "transformer" Jonathan David Dixon is a member of the acclaimed Theaterwork company in Santa Fe, where he has played roles ranging from Mark Twain and Dietrich Bonhoeffer, to Vincent Van Gogh, to Federico Garcia Lorca.Born outside Washington, D.C., he has also lived in Southern Califor...
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Frequently referred to as a "chameleon" and "transformer" Jonathan David Dixon is a member of the acclaimed Theaterwork company in Santa Fe, where he has played roles ranging from Mark Twain and Dietrich Bonhoeffer, to Vincent Van Gogh, to Federico Garcia Lorca.Born outside Washington, D.C., he has also lived in Southern California, York (U.K.), Minnesota, and Oregon.In addition to his work as an actor in film and theater, he is also a published artist and illustrator; a composer who has written songs and music for a number of plays and is recording a collection of his own songs with his band, the Other Selves; a sometime writer of short plays and film scripts; and a licensed counselor who has worked in the domestic violence field, with a special interest in creativity and spirituality.
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Stories have magic and power. The characters are of the story, and they are the story. You want to r...
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Stories have magic and power. The characters are of the story, and they are the story. You want to respect that.
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If I went to Lake Superior and put a tea bag in it, would the whole lake become a very weak tea?
If I went to Lake Superior and put a tea bag in it, would the whole lake become a very weak tea?
[from a presentation on acting at a conference for psychotherapists] Plays and films are like those ...
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[from a presentation on acting at a conference for psychotherapists] Plays and films are like those huge medieval stained glass windows. An incredible amount of labor and craftsmanship go into them -- from everyone, the writers, directors, crews, actors -- but all that preparation is toward the moment when the light shines through all that craftsmanship. The light is the story. That's the magical, intangible part. Why the heck does the audience cry or get excited when they watch? They're just seeing a bunch of actors standing around, surrounded by plywood, reciting words they've memorized. It's the story. It's all there to serve the story.
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[from a presentation on acting at a conference for psychotherapists] For me acting is like the Zen a...
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[from a presentation on acting at a conference for psychotherapists] For me acting is like the Zen archery story where the master says to the student, "Stop trying to shoot! Let IT shoot!" And the frustrated student says, "But what is IT?!" And the master says, "I can't tell you!" It's a matter of not trying, of getting out of the way and letting IT play the character ... whatever IT is. When it happens it can be really weird. But nice. And a big relief. It takes a lot of hard work and practice to not do it.
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Hey! I have a tie exactly like yours, except it's in the form of a car and I drive it.
Hey! I have a tie exactly like yours, except it's in the form of a car and I drive it.
Jonathan David Dixon's FILMOGRAPHY
