Acting Quotes by Joseph Gordon-Levitt

9 Acting quotes by Joseph Gordon-Levitt

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Levi’s nine observations combine his indie spirit with a thoughtful take on performance. The snippets are succinct, giving a sense of his balanced approach to the art and its business.

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Fame has always been a downside to acting for me. It gives me the creeps.

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When I arrived at Columbia, I gave up acting and became interested in all things French. French poetry, French history, French literature.

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When I was a teenager I loved acting, but I really just loved it for myself. I didn't like the fact that…

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I think acting is totally conducive to being a little kid, because kids are less inhibited and use their imagination.

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I'd been an actor my whole life, since I was a kid. And then, I quit for awhile and went to university.…

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Even when I was really young, I hated doing commercials, because I would say, "That's not real acting." And it's not. It's…

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When I was a teenager I loved acting, but I really just loved it for myself. I didn't like the fact that…

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As an actor, it's always important to understand what the director is after. That, to me, is my job. When I'm acting,…

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My freshman year at Columbia was the longest break I'd had from acting since I was six years old. When I was…

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Let's face it, most pretty girls aren't funny.

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Most of what Hollywood puts out is crap anyway.

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If you're going to put yourself above everybody else, you might end up alone.

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I think, honestly, that the word 'indie' is a false gimmick. 'Independent' used to mean a movie that was financed outside corporate Hollywood, but…

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I like making little videos and little records. I've always loved video cameras and four-track cassette recorders, still cameras, anything.

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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…

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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.…

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I knew that if I wanted to really maintain control, I would have to keep the budget down. And I did. And I feel…

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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…

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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…

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I didn't really like doing commercials.

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I just need some time away to remember why I stay.

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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…

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I think there is something beautiful in reveling in sadness

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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…

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