Our culture has a tendency to pigeonhole people and to try to tear down anybody who's breaking out of our comfort zone. That's why we get into these cultural ruts that end up being destructive prejudices. But breaking out of that comfort zone is the most rewarding thing you can do, in your life. I do my best to push myself, when I can.
Joseph Gordon-LevittHollywood has the idea that movies have to be dumb. But especially movies for or about teenagers have to be really dumb!
Joseph Gordon-LevittI'd been an actor my whole life, since I was a kid. And then, I quit for awhile and went to university. When I wanted to start acting again, I couldn't get a job, and that was really depressing. So, I realized, at that time, that I have to take responsibility for my own creativity.
Joseph Gordon-LevittI think there is something beautiful in reveling in sadness. The proof is how beautiful sad songs can be. So I donโt think being sad is to be avoided. Itโs apathy and boredom you want to avoid. But feeling anything is good, I think. Maybe thatโs sadistic of me.
Joseph Gordon-LevittI didn't want to just work within Hollywood when I started a production company. I wanted to be able to collaborate with great artists from all over the world.
Joseph Gordon-LevittThe truth is, an actor's performance is the result of work by a lot more people than just the actor. When you see that character portrayed up on screen, there is the work certainly of the actor, but there's the work of the editor, there's the work of what the camera was doing. What the music was doing, all of the above.
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