Latest Joseph Gordon-Levitt Quotes from Interviews

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• The 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.

  Joseph Gordon-Levitt

  Character, Editors, People

  Source: www.washingtoncitypaper.com

• The important thing is to find what's unique about yourself, find what's unique about someone else. And embrace everything in the moment, as opposed to constantly comparing yourself and your lover and your relationship to a static set of expectations.

  Joseph Gordon-Levitt

  Unique, Expectations, Important

  Source: www.washingtoncitypaper.com

• For context, the budget of Don Jon is about half the budget of (500) Days of Summer. And (500) Days of Summer is about a third of the budget of the lowest-budget movies produced at a major studio.

  Joseph Gordon-Levitt

  Summer, Half, Thirds

  Source: www.grouchoreviews.com

• I knew that if I wanted to really maintain control, I would have to keep the budget down. And I did. And I feel very fortunate that - y'know, this movie [Don Jon] - frame for frame, line for line - is exactly what I wanted it to be. Nobody made me change anything.

  Joseph Gordon-Levitt

  Lines, Down And, Made

  Source: www.grouchoreviews.com

• This movie [Don Jon] played at Sundance and South by Southwest and Berlin. And it just played - well...by the time it played at Toronto recently, it was already done. But getting to watch it with a thousand people is hugely informative.

  Joseph Gordon-Levitt

  People, Watches, Done

  Source: www.grouchoreviews.com

• We couldn't afford test screenings. This is a relatively low-budget movie [Don Jon]. But what we did have was the festival circuit.

  Joseph Gordon-Levitt

  Festivals, Tests, Lows

  Source: www.grouchoreviews.com

• I know how to make an audience laugh, 'cause I grew up on Third Rock from the Sun, week after week in front of audiences, making them laugh.

  Joseph Gordon-Levitt

  Rocks, Laughing, Sun

  Source: www.grouchoreviews.com

• That's sort of what I wanted to make fun of a little bit with Don Jon. And I think oftentimes, if you're going to talk about a sort of substantial topic like this, the best way to do it is with a sense of humor.

  Joseph Gordon-Levitt

  Fun, Thinking, Littles

  Source: www.grouchoreviews.com

• So to compare your real life, or your partner or lover or whoever to a character in a movie, you're setting yourself up for disappointment. They don't map.

  Joseph Gordon-Levitt

  Disappointment, Real, Character

  Source: www.grouchoreviews.com

• Real life is not like a movie. Even the best movies, the most rich, fleshed-out movies are not as rich and nuanced as detailed as real life or an actual human being.

  Joseph Gordon-Levitt

  Real, Life Is, Rich

  Source: www.grouchoreviews.com

• I've been hearing it a lot, especially in the last few years; people will say things to me like "Well, if only I was like you in that movie," or "If only I could be with someone like you in that movie." And, you know, it's very flattering to hear that.

  Joseph Gordon-Levitt

  Years, People, Lasts

  Source: www.grouchoreviews.com

• I've always found it sort of hilarious, and occasionally horrifying, how these images [in mass media] impact us, and especially when it comes to love and sex and relationships, I think we sometimes develop unrealistic expectations.

  Joseph Gordon-Levitt

  Sex, Thinking, Impact

  Source: www.grouchoreviews.com

• I've always paid a lot of attention to the way that different kinds of media affect how we see the world, probably because I've been an actor since I was a little kid.

  Joseph Gordon-Levitt

  Kids, Media, Different

  Source: www.grouchoreviews.com

• I do feel that even though I didn't grow up being a big sci-fi fan or comic books or superhero fan, I felt myself definitely gravitate towards these movies that have a high concept and yet they're giving you a moral dilemma within that.

  Joseph Gordon-Levitt

  Growing Up, Book, Giving

• I find the voice is what I look for first and foremost with just about every character I play.

  Joseph Gordon-Levitt

  Character, Play, Voice

  "Comic-Con: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Emily Blunt, and Director Rian Johnson Talk LOOPER and Turning Gordon-Levitt Into Bruce Willis with Prosthetics". Press conference, collider.com. July 14, 2012.

• I'm definitely not a science nerd, I'll say that. That was not my forte at school.

  Joseph Gordon-Levitt

  School, Nerd, Forte

• If you don't stick to your plan enough, and you're too seduced by whimsical notions and new ideas, you can kind of lose your train of thought and end up with something that doesn't have a solid through-line.

  Joseph Gordon-Levitt

  Train Of Thought, Ideas, Lines

• You see a woman on a screen and you reduce her to just a thing, a sex object.

  Joseph Gordon-Levitt

  Sex, Objects, Screens

• I think any time you set out to make something, anybody is going to be confronted by those voices in their head that say "You don't need to do this. Someone else can do this better. You should probably just quit right now."

  Joseph Gordon-Levitt

  Thinking, Voice, Needs

  "Chatting with the Stars of Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s New Film DON JON". Interview with Tiffany D'emidio, eclipsemagazine.com. September 24, 2013.

• Real life is not as simple as it is on a screen. I think real life is actually a lot more beautiful.

  Joseph Gordon-Levitt

  Beautiful, Real, Simple

• When you believe that you can do something that's when you can do it.

  Joseph Gordon-Levitt

  Believe, Can Do Something, Can Do

  "Robert Zemeckis Reveals the Power of 3D and Honors the Twin Towers at 'The Walk' NYFF Press Conference" by Zack Sharf, www.indiewire.com. September 27, 2015.

• Being politically active is "more about doing things, not just standing for some platform or being involved in some political party."

  Joseph Gordon-Levitt

  Party, Political, Platforms

  "Yes, Joseph Gordon-Levitt Will Marry You". Interview with Asawin Suebsaeng, www.motherjones.com. January 16, 2014.

• I tend to think having an impact on the world is a lot more complicated than government.

  Joseph Gordon-Levitt

  Thinking, Impact, Government

  "Yes, Joseph Gordon-Levitt Will Marry You". Interview with Asawin Suebsaeng, www.motherjones.com. January 16, 2014.

• 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-Levitt

  Country, Thinking, Government

  "Yes, Joseph Gordon-Levitt Will Marry You". Interview with Asawin Suebsaeng, www.motherjones.com. January 16, 2014.

• If I were to point to the person who's having the greatest impact... I'd point to Elon Musk.

  Joseph Gordon-Levitt

  Impact, Musk, Persons

  "Yes, Joseph Gordon-Levitt Will Marry You". Interview with Asawin Suebsaeng, www.motherjones.com. January 16, 2014.