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Zooey Deschanel and Jake Johnson in New Girl
New Girl's Jake Johnson (who plays the sincerely adorkable bartender Nick Miller) recently sat down with The Advocate to discuss a number of gay topics. Among them he references his character's bromantic relationship with Schmidt (Max Greenfield), receiving sexy tweets from dudes, and bullying, which he knows something about after having voiced one on Allen Gregory.
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On his character Nick's relationship with Max Greenfield's Schmidt being the heart of New Girl:
"It’s definitely a bromance, but it didn’t start out that way. In the beginning, Nick hated everything that came out of Schmidt’s mouth, but now he enjoys Schmidt a lot more. Yeah, something’s going to happen with those two. With all their Godfather 'Fredo kisses,' Nick and Schmidt have already kissed way more than Nick and Jess. There’s a lot going on with those two buddies, and it’ll be fun as the writers keep exploring their relationship."
Nick and Schmidt
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On gay storylines coming up on New Girl:
"June Diane Raphael will be back as Dr. Sadie, Jess’s lesbian gynecologist friend, and there’s a big storyline with her that involves a lesbian couple, fertility, and getting older. Kay Cannon, who wrote Pitch Perfect, wrote the episode. But [New Girl creator] Liz Meriwether is so open and doesn’t see a divide between the straight and gay communities, so she’s all about gay characters just naturally being a part of the landscape of our show. And if we continue to move forward with the show, I can guarantee there will be a lot more gay characters."
On his gay fans:
"Sometimes I’ll get a tweet, like, 'You are the perfect man for me.' I’ll think, Oh, who’s this lovely lady? And it’ll be an older African-American gentleman. Gay fans can be very critical, so that support means a lot to me, because it means I’m doing something right."
On his take on the bullying epidemic after voicing the school bully on Fox's Allen Gregory:
"I would like to tell kids who are being bullied today that I know they’ll be stronger because of it, so don’t give up, even though I know it’s hard. And to the bullies, I just want to say, Fuck you. I get it, you suck, but stop making other people hate life as much as you hate yourself. I’m older, so I realize that the only reason you’re making fun of others is that you’re insecure. Guess what? You are right to be insecure. You're terrible. So stop it and leave other kids alone."
On losing 15 pounds for New Girl after being told he was "too fat for Fox":
"I didn’t get fired for being fat, which is a pretty damn big perk. [Laughs] I guess it’s nice to not have your gut hang over your pants when you reach for something in a high cabinet. A guy who’s a little fatter than he should be is constantly pulling his shirt down, which isn’t a good look. But I’m still never going to be confused as an actor-model. Even if I wanted it, no one will ever say, 'Let’s get Jake Johnson for this photo spread!' I’ll never be shirtless and riding bareback on a horse to sell cologne."
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Regarding the "too fat for Fox" bit: Every year at the Television Critics Association panels, Fox always provides journalists with the most candy, snack food, and decadent lunches. Now that I know the network makes hotties like Jake Johnson slim down prior to air, I wonder if the network has contempt for members of the Fourth Estate. Because I don't want it to stop: More chocolate-covered pretzels please!
And seriously, isn't this guy the most adorable? I'd watch him do a weekly series of comic, shirtless monologues into a mirror, for sure.
You can find the entire Advocate interview here.
