The Sweet Text Message Steve-O Sent Johnny Knoxville During His Last Jackass-Related Hospitalization

That’s a good lens into what has always been so spectacular about Johnny Knoxville. Most people soften with age and soften with fame. When they get a little change in their pockets, they lose a little bit of the drive and hunger to push themselves. You see it with sports all the time. You even see it with actors who often start choosing less adventurous, higher paying projects as they get older, but despite being the clear figurehead of Jackass, Johnny Knoxville has always gone as hard or harder than the other guys on the team. That’s always seemed clear from my perspective as a viewer, and it’s fascinating to see at least Steve-O recognizes the same thing.