"My choices in projects have all been character or role-based, and on a financial level, it's obvious: as an actor on a TV series, I get a wonderful paycheck, and a consistent paycheck, which doesn't always happen when you're doing theater or movies."
Jim Parsons is an American actor best known for portraying Sheldon Cooper on The Big Bang Theory. He won multiple Emmy Awards for that role and has also worked extensively in theater, film, and voice acting. Parsons has produced television and film projects in addition to acting.