The Big Bang Theory undoubtedly counted over 12 seasons as a great success series. Last but not least, this was thanks to Jim Parsons, who played his role as Sheldon so well that he became a favorite of the public. With Young Sheldon, the iconic figure even got a spin-off prequel in which Parsons as a narrator resumed his role.
Sheldon itself is as Highly intelligent, socially awkward character known, which in each episode makes more or less complex and complicated monologues. In order to present these texts well in front of the camera, Parsons always had to prepare intensively.
With note cards and high concentration, Jim Parsons Sheldon in the Big Bang Theory could bring to life
2022, three years after the end of the series, Jessica Radloff published the book The Big Bang Theory: The Definitive, Inside Story of the Epic Hit Series. In it she also wrote about how Jim Parsons rehearsed for the role of Sheldon has. According to an article by Slashfilm, Parsons was always well prepared for this.
He had precisely prepared on how he wanted to speak his texts days before the rehearsals. And the texts were the most difficult thing. After all, they often contained many multi -syllable and complicated words. While for us in Germany multi -syllable and long expressions are commonplace, the vocabulary in American English consists more of short words. For Jim Parsons that was a welcome challenge:
It fulfilled me with a lot of joy and proud to be able to use these multi -syllable words that they give me and still find out the strange rhythms that they put in there. I loved the chance to solve this puzzle. I don’t want to say that it didn’t get a little tiring and boring at some point, but on the whole I really loved it.
Despite all the preparation, it was not easy to learn the entire text and to be able to reproduce on call. That’s why he has during his preparation Additional note cards made. And then he has this hidden in the whole setto get them between the take. So he could quickly remember one sentence for the next take. This was not hidden from his co-stars like Kaley Cuoco.
Jim always wrote each of his lines on notes, which blew me up. If you opened a drawer on the set, there were slips.
With such a strict routine as that of Parsons, there is little space for improvisations. And that is exactly what made it difficult for the actor. Similar to Sheldon himself, Parsons on the set was do not agree when it came to spontaneous changes. Nevertheless, these occurred from time to time:
There were a few times that irritated me because it was annoying to work on something for as long as, and then it changed.
It is understandable that such things can get you out of the concept. Especially if you already have enough to keep difficult texts. Despite the frustration that such situations brought with him, Jim Parsons apparently loved his role very much and liked to play.