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
I really don't like when you see improv scenes go on too long. It really bothers me, even if the jokes are… — 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
It's rare that movies can sort of capture the tone of life; movies always feel like they have to be one thing… — Jonathan Levine Copy Share Image
I think Giuliani started a trend that Bloomberg continued with rampant gentrification, and I think it's tough because why would any city… — Jonathan Levine City Copy Share Image
I like a pretty relaxed, fun set. Everyone knows they can bring whoever they want and hang out. — Jonathan Levine Copy Share Image
I love subverting expectations or playing with the sort of unspoken kind of connections that the audience has. — Jonathan Levine Audience 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
There are things that I can tell my friends that I just can't tell my family, just as far as how I'm… — Jonathan Levine Copy Share Image
To be a director, you have to think you're the best. Ever since I went to film school, I imagined that you… — Jonathan Levine Copy Share Image
I kind of viewed '50/ 50' and 'Warm Bodies' both as my next films after 'The Wackness.' In my head, I was… — Jonathan Levine Copy Share Image
I think I'm always conscious of not letting things fit into a specific box. Being a filmmaker and trying to chart a… — Jonathan Levine Copy Share Image
Genre is a really great shorthand you can have with an audience. In the same way you can use music to create… — Jonathan Levine Audience Copy Share Image
For whatever reason, the films I gravitate towards do have these strange sort of tonal balances to them... I kind of realized… — Jonathan Levine Copy Share Image
I don't often watch something I've done on TV. Usually, I'll change the channel and watch something else. — Jonathan Levine Change Copy Share Image
I just think a lot of movies are too long. I want to know how to make my movie as tight as… — Jonathan Levine Film Copy Share Image
I've had a couple of family members deal with cancer, and I remember that moment where they're going into surgery, and you… — Jonathan Levine Cancer Copy Share Image
I used to obsess on critical reactions to my films, and it's really not a healthy way to live your life, so… — Jonathan Levine Copy Share Image
I've been a huge fan of Hal Ashby forever. And I think that the distinctive thing about 'Coming Home' is the love… — Jonathan Levine Copy Share Image
I don't like being pigeonholed at all. It stemmed from after 'Mandy Lane': I was being offered all these horror movies. I… — Jonathan Levine Cinema Copy Share Image
That's the great thing about being a director. You have your list of things you have to worry about and things you… — Jonathan Levine Being Copy Share Image
Right after 'The Wackness' came out, it was a really exciting time, and then it was a bit disappointing when it came… — Jonathan Levine Copy Share Image
If you know how to shoot a scene, then you know how to shoot an action scene. If you've seen an action… — Jonathan Levine Action Copy Share Image
'Warm Bodies' was a more long-term thing; I had to write the script, who knew if it was every really going to… — Jonathan Levine Actor Copy Share Image
'Warm Bodies' - I was contractually obligated to deliver a PG-13 movie. But, like, I wanted it to be PG-13 because it's… — Jonathan Levine Copy Share Image
