Actors didn't use to be celebrities. A hundred years ago, they put the theaters next to the brothels. — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
I've always paid a lot of attention to the way that different kinds of media affect how we see the world, probably… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
I don't have any training in dance. I can convince an audience that I know how to dance because I'm a convincing… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
While I'm not a celebrity, it's such a weird concept that society has cooked up for us. Astronauts and teachers are much… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
I love Kimberly Peirce. Incredibly intense is a good way of describing her. Brutally honest. Really sharp. She's a director for actors.… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
If the goal is to get the best artists, actors, and filmmakers in the world to create the best movies, Hollywood does… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
I think the reason I was able to get the jobs I did is because I worked for some very strong, self-possessed… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
As an actor, it's always important to understand what the director is after. That, to me, is my job. When I'm acting,… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
I'd been an actor my whole life, since I was a kid. And then, I quit for awhile and went to university.… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
The truth is, an actor's performance is the result of work by a lot more people than just the actor. When you… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
The director is the most important because, ultimately, as an actor, when you watch a movie, it looks like an actor is… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
If you're going to put yourself above everybody else, you might end up alone. — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share
I think, honestly, that the word 'indie' is a false gimmick. 'Independent' used to mean a movie that was financed outside corporate Hollywood, but… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share
I like making little videos and little records. I've always loved video cameras and four-track cassette recorders, still cameras, anything. — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share
You usually get one or the other, you get someone who knows how to tell a story but they don't necessarily know about light… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share
That is very different from how it used to be in the 20th century. Media was very one way. There's a small little industry.… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share
I knew that if I wanted to really maintain control, I would have to keep the budget down. And I did. And I feel… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share
When I was a teenager I loved acting, but I really just loved it for myself. I didn't like the fact that anyone else… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share
I don't buy into the glory days thing. I think every time has its great things to it. The '60s were such a glorious… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share
I love Kimberly Peirce. Incredibly intense is a good way of describing her. Brutally honest. Really sharp. She's a director for actors. That's what… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share
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… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share
