Jake Johnson on dropping out of high school

So no lie, this is one of the best Jake Johnson interviews.

I dropped out in Sophomore year too. I had bad ADHD and didn’t know it. Father recently passed away from Cancer. I was 16 years old. Sitting in class was pure torture, I was so bored and never wanted to be there. I had good friends but I spent a lot of time playing online games and made friends there I still talk to today almost 16 years later. Did fuck all for 5 years, got a GED so I could apply for community college. Then I got a 2 year paralegal degree and found work in government. Still there now and sometimes I hate it but it worked out. Bills don’t care about your mental health.

I get it. I took a gap year after my first year of college when it was not popular. Family thought I would never go back since I had a decent paying job. I did and graduated. I don’t think I would have graduated if I kept grinding it out. Just was not in a mental state and that year focused me. I look back and it was a great decision in my life.

Dude is lucky there's no draft. My story s the same but it was 1967. I would have quite but I stayed flunked everything till my senior year then just walked I stayed to avoid Vietnam. And it worked

I feel bad now- I’m one of those students who skated by on test grades and didn’t bother with homework. But then again I sunk every free moment into advancing as an artist knowing that my C-Bish grades wouldn’t help or hinder getting into an art school.

That's a good mom, right there

Mom sounds like a G

New Trier has produced an insane amount of successful actors.

Has anyone told Neal he has chocolate sundae on his ear?

Unless you dropped out in '87, dropping out of high school is UNACCEPTABLE. No, you go read the fucking book...

Or, hear me out. Let the man finish a complete thought before you ask your question.

I initially read this as “Jack Johnson” and was wondering why Neil had that silly beach guitarist on his show.

He had one of those new parents!...smh!