“Life has a funny way of turning you into the one thing you don't want to be.” — Jonathan Levine Comedy Copy Share Image
I feel like comedy is where I'm most at ease, but I also have an allergy to silly jokes. — Jonathan Levine Comedy Copy Share Image
I really like it when movies take a song and use it to counterpoint a scene. — Jonathan Levine Film Copy Share Image
I have a cameo in every movie. In '50/50,' I'm in the back of the bus. — Jonathan Levine Copy Share Image
On '50/50,' even though it was 8 million dollars, it was all acting-intensive. — Jonathan Levine Acting Copy Share Image
I definitely think New York is a very, very vibrant, wonderful city, but I certainly, of course, can't help but miss a… — Jonathan Levine City Copy Share Image
I always look at myself as kind of a work in progress. I hope that's not always the case. But for me,… — Jonathan Levine Cinema Copy Share Image
My first real television-watching experience was when I watched 'L.A. Law,' like, at 10 o'clock Thursday nights with my parents. They would… — Jonathan Levine Experience Copy Share Image
I learned some big lessons on my first film, a horror film which was never released in the U.S., even though we… — Jonathan Levine Copy Share Image
I have a lot of friends with bad taste in music - some might say that I have bad taste in music. — Jonathan Levine Copy Share Image
I was intimidated by Malkovich for, like, a couple of days, and then I wasn't. He's awesome. He's so cool. He was… — Jonathan Levine Awesome Copy Share Image
I definitely think for up and coming filmmakers, people graduating from film school, people that want to do their own movies, horror… — Jonathan Levine Cinema Copy Share Image
I think people will always want to go see a movie, whether it's a comedy and you want to see it and… — Jonathan Levine Comedy Copy Share Image
I think that's the great thing about zombies, is, you know, going back to even 'Night of the Living Dead,' they've always… — Jonathan Levine Copy Share Image
I was Paul Schrader's assistant for six months before I went to film school, and he's very much about knowing what's going… — Jonathan Levine Copy Share Image
The way 'Coming Home' uses music in general is incredible, but the final song that really kind of crescendos all of the… — Jonathan Levine Copy Share Image
I like to branch out as much as I can, but I feel like the movies that are closest to my heart… — Jonathan Levine Copy Share Image
I was actually shooting 'Warm Bodies' on the day that '50/50' came out, which I don't recommend to other filmmakers because I… — Jonathan Levine Copy Share Image
Any time I hear certain songs I put in a movie, I have to not listen to them anymore because I associate… — Jonathan Levine Bittersweet Copy Share Image
I like zombie movies, and I like genre movies a lot. To watch. Less so to make, I think. But I grew… — Jonathan Levine Cinema Copy Share Image
I really hope everyone who saw 'Twilight' sees 'Warm Bodies,' but at the same time... I don't resent the comparison on a… — Jonathan Levine Copy Share Image
To me, using music is creating a shorthand with an audience. And I love music so much. — Jonathan Levine Audience Copy Share Image
Usually, the kills are almost Wile E. Coyote kind of things in horror movies. — Jonathan Levine Copy Share Image
I watched 'Return Of The Living Dead.' That one's cool, man. I like that one. — Jonathan Levine Copy Share Image
In rehearsals, I like to create an honest environment that is kinda free and fun. — Jonathan Levine Copy Share Image
As I continue to evolve as a filmmaker, I'm going to continue to do different stuff. — Jonathan Levine Change Copy Share Image
For me, the best high school movie is, like, 'Fast Times' and what Cameron Crowe is like. — Jonathan Levine Copy Share Image
Do I wish I was Martin Scorsese? Yeah. But am I really proud of the movies I've made and really happy that… — Jonathan Levine Copy Share Image
I have about 100 gigs of music, and I'm always going through thinking about what song I can match to a scene… — Jonathan Levine Copy Share Image
For me, it's always more interesting to look at things when you don't really have a horse in the race, so to… — Jonathan Levine Horse Copy Share Image
I'm always walking around with headphones on, creating my own soundtracks to whatever the day is. I think I have a poppy… — Jonathan Levine Day Copy Share Image
“Never trust anyone who doesn't smoke pot or listen to Dylan. Never trust anyone who doesn't like the beach. And NEVER ever,… — Jonathan Levine Copy Share Image
I grew up with Woody Allen and early Spike Lee movies in which New York was such a specific character. The city… — Jonathan Levine Character Copy Share Image
I'm a writer and director. And the movie I've seen a million times is 'Coming Home,' directed by Hal Ashby and starring… — Jonathan Levine Copy Share Image
After 'Mandy Lane,' I didn't really know what to do because I didn't know anyone who'd made a feature yet. — Jonathan Levine Copy Share Image
I love Jamaica so much. I've been there so much, and I think it would be great if we could shoot a… — Jonathan Levine Copy Share Image
There's so often - in filmmaking, you're backed into something that already has these set parameters, whether it's a sequel or a… — Jonathan Levine Books Copy Share Image
