“When I arrived at Columbia, I gave up acting and became interested in all things French. French poetry, French history, French literature.”
Joseph Gordon-Levitt“If you're going to put yourself above everybody else, you might end up alone.”
Joseph Gordon-Levitt“When I started editing on my home computer, I said to myself, 'Well, I could be at home studying for a class or I could be at home editing a video.'”
Joseph Gordon-Levitt“When I arrived at Columbia, I gave up acting and became interested in all things French. French poetry, French history, French literature.”
Joseph Gordon-Levitt“A lot of people, most people who are working, they do it for money. And I'm not saying there's anything wrong with that. It so happens that I made a lot of money already, so I don't have to worry that much about it. I wouldn't fault anybody for doing it for the money, but it doesn't interest me right now.”
Joseph Gordon-Levitt“As soon as you are trying to be funny or dramatic, that's when things start feeling fake and boring.”
Joseph Gordon-Levitt“Hollywood has the idea that movies have to be dumb. But especially movies for or about teenagers have to be really dumb!”
Joseph Gordon-Levitt“Even today, in our progressive times, in most movies that come out, the men have to have biceps and the women have to be thin or something.”
Joseph Gordon-Levitt“Every day I've got to be thankful that I am alive, and you never know - the cliche is, I guess, you could get hit by a bus tomorrow, so you'd better be at peace with whatever you got going at the moment.”
Joseph Gordon-Levitt“Storytelling in general is a communal act. Throughout human history, people would gather around, whether by the fire or at a tavern, and tell stories. One person would chime in, then another, maybe someone would repeat a story they heard already but with a different spin. It's a collective process.”
Joseph Gordon-Levitt“I was studying for the SAT's and learning lines.”
Joseph Gordon-Levitt