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Jake Johnson has a new film out called Self Reliance, which he directed, wrote and stars in. He joins Tom Power to talk about making a weird comedy, how he never felt like a particularly talented or handsome actor so he opted to be a funny one, and how he influenced the direction of his character Nick Miller in New Girl.
00:00 - Self Reliance
04:14 - Indie Film
10:19 - Self Reliance continued
15:40 - Getting into acting and inspirations
20:27 - New Girl
23:27 - Day jobs and getting fired
28:10 - Lessons from his parents
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