I think we all have a tendency to feel like, "Well, what can I do? I can't influence the government or politics in my country."
Joseph Gordon-LevittWhen I arrived at Columbia, I gave up acting and became interested in all things French. French poetry, French history, French literature.
Joseph Gordon-LevittActors didn't use to be celebrities. A hundred years ago, they put the theaters next to the brothels.
Joseph Gordon-LevittWhy am I doing the work I'm doing? Why am I friends with this person? Am I living the best life I possibly can? Questions are often looked upon as questions of doubt but I don't see it that way at all. I question things to stay present, to make sure I'm doing what I'm supposed to be doing.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt