Jim Parsons on what will be missed most about the Big Bang

Because of his singular personality, when you first saw Jim Parsons on The Big Bang Theory, you may have assumed that it was his first foray into showbiz.

But you are wrong.

Parsons has been working in film and television for years.

And because he looks so much younger than he is – he's actually 45 years old – you might have assumed big Bang it was his debut on television, but you would be wrong again; he made numerous appearances on television and played a recurring role in Judge Amy.

Who knew!

Surprisingly, it was not these roles but his performance in Zack Braff's film Garden State who landed him the concert that made him a word of the house.

Despite this universal acclaim, Parsons remains modest, modest, with a strong sense of loyalty.

When he won his second Emmy for playing Sheldon, he shared that honor with his co-stars. When all three of them got substantial increases (one million dollars per episode), he fought to get increments for the secondary cast.

This will be his last season on big Bang (He refused 50 million US dollars or 208 million RMB for two more seasons), but he's already planning a new TV show to be aired next year, inspired by the people he grew up with in Houston, in Texas.

What will you miss the most when The Big Bang Theory ends?

See everyone. And in the end – we have 17 other tasks to do – I will be very sorry not to see everyone.

Simon Helberg misses me particularly; we spend a lot of time together, we go into our locker room, we talk for almost 12 years now.

Six months later, after finishing, I will say that I have not spoken to Simon in a profound way for a long time. And it will be difficult.

Is there anything you would like to take from the whole thing?

There is a striped pillow on the sofa of the apartment which is very valuable to them, they will not even let us work with him during the week and he only goes out for shows, because they do not seem to be able to find another one . You think that someone could make one.

I would like to have it, and if I did not keep it for myself, he could live in my mother's house.

She is much more disturbed by the fact that I leave the series than me. It is devastated that it is the last season. And I'm like, how long do you think we would? But she is going to recover, and she has the reruns.

We interviewed Iain Armitage (who plays the young Sheldon in the derivative series Young Sheldon) earlier in the year. Were you as smart as he was at this age?

Oh my God no. I've never been as clever as Iain or as skillful.

I was not as able to talk to people as Iain. I was nothing like that at nine o'clock.

I was not a dummy, but I was talking about balance and sophistication. Oh my God no.

The funny thing is that when we interview together – and we do them all the time – and I'm always like that, I was not as smart as you, not as able to talk to people as you are. And he's like, oh sure you were.

Now that you are rich and famous, have you thought about giving back?

I think about it. One of the great joys is to be able to make a financial contribution to causes that are important to you, then use your face or your name with optimism to draw attention to certain causes.

I have certainly had some problems related to homosexuality for which I spoke. In Houston, I worked with a drama group, which was extremely important for me to get to where I am right now and I'm a bit open to expanding it.

What pleasant memories do you have to grow up in Houston, Texas?

From a very young age, I remember doing small productions. I also took the piano very early, but what is funny on the piano and what is funny in theater and comedy for me is both placed in front of me.

We just had an old upright piano without which I would never have crawled on it and learned to play.

And the same for the theater. I was in public school, we played every year with a play at the school. I did not look for him and he did not look for me; I caught the virus just then. But for a moment, I wanted to be a meteorologist and for a moment, I wanted to be a teacher. I would still like to be a teacher, maybe someday.

But I was very lucky. My family has never been discouraged. They were not ecstatic when I said that I was going to play in a major theater, but they never said not to do it and that obviously made all the difference in the world for me.

I knew I had their blessing, if not their stifled enthusiasm. It came later.

Your mother accompanied you to reward shows, she is obviously very proud of you. Were your parents close?

My parents had a very very close relationship and very communicative. They worked a lot in a team even though they sometimes fought, but not regularly.

My father was a man of character, which my sister inherited more than me. My mother, as a first year teacher, was very good at patience.

On the whole, they formed a very balanced couple. They spent a lot of time with us. We had many family vacations, even the little ones, when we were just driving somewhere.

But all this stopped after my father's death in 2001. My grandparents, my mother's parents, had a mobile home in a small town called Summerville, Texas.

We went there more than 12 times during my childhood, a few days at a time. They had a small mobile home, but this place stayed with me. I can still feel it and feel it. For me, our family in many ways

Are there things from your childhood that you've hung on, things that have sentimental value?

My dad had an identification tag on his suitcase when he was working. That was his business card. I had to borrow this bag to take it to school.

Anyway, I kept this label that is not in very good condition. I've owned it for 20 years and I realize now that it's done, movement after movement.

It is a financially inexpensive article that ends with a host of emotions and meaning.