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> [If you know how to shoot a scene, then you know how to shoot an action scene. If you've seen an action movie, and you watched it, and you paid attention to how scenes are constructed and where the camera…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-levine/if-you-know-how-to-shoot-a-scene-then-you-know-how-to-shoot-an-action/)

[Jonathan Levine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-levine/)

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## More by Jonathan Levine

> [I think it's cyclical. Zombies have been around for ages, and vampires have run their course; we've had so many vampire movies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-levine/i-think-it-s-cyclical-zombies-have-been-around-for-ages-and-vampires/)

[Jonathan Levine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-levine/)

> [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 let me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-levine/my-first-real-television-watching-experience-was-when-i-watched-l-a/)

[Jonathan Levine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-levine/)

> ['Warm Bodies' - I was contractually obligated to deliver a PG-13 movie. But, like, I wanted it to be PG-13 because it's for younger…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-levine/warm-bodies-i-was-contractually-obligated-to-deliver-a-pg-13-movie/)

[Jonathan Levine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-levine/)

> [As a director, your expectation and reality don't always match up, and I think that that's... I think it's a little jarring.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-levine/as-a-director-your-expectation-and-reality-don-t-always-match-up-and/)

[Jonathan Levine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-levine/)

> [It's rare that movies can sort of capture the tone of life; movies always feel like they have to be one thing or another.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-levine/it-s-rare-that-movies-can-sort-of-capture-the-tone-of-life-movies/)

[Jonathan Levine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-levine/)

> [To me, using music is creating a shorthand with an audience. And I love music so much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-levine/to-me-using-music-is-creating-a-shorthand-with-an-audience-and-i-love/)

[Jonathan Levine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-levine/)

> [I just think a lot of movies are too long. I want to know how to make my movie as tight as possible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-levine/i-just-think-a-lot-of-movies-are-too-long-i-want-to-know-how-to-make/)

[Jonathan Levine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-levine/)

> [I feel like comedy is where I'm most at ease, but I also have an allergy to silly jokes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-levine/i-feel-like-comedy-is-where-i-m-most-at-ease-but-i-also-have-an/)

[Jonathan Levine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-levine/)

> [Any time I hear certain songs I put in a movie, I have to not listen to them anymore because I associate them with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-levine/any-time-i-hear-certain-songs-i-put-in-a-movie-i-have-to-not-listen/)

[Jonathan Levine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-levine/)

> [I think that's the great thing about zombies, is, you know, going back to even 'Night of the Living Dead,' they've always been a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-levine/i-think-that-s-the-great-thing-about-zombies-is-you-know-going-back/)

[Jonathan Levine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-levine/)

> [As a director, there's no natural career progression. So after 'The Wackness,' which was very personal to me, I was very, very picky about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-levine/as-a-director-there-s-no-natural-career-progression-so-after-the/)

[Jonathan Levine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-levine/)

> [Zombies have always had a lot of built-in social commentary.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-levine/zombies-have-always-had-a-lot-of-built-in-social-commentary/)

[Jonathan Levine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-levine/)

> [I used to drive a convertible around L.A. a lot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-levine/i-used-to-drive-a-convertible-around-l-a-a-lot/)

[Jonathan Levine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-levine/)

> [The way 'Coming Home' uses music in general is incredible, but the final song that really kind of crescendos all of the emotion that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-levine/the-way-coming-home-uses-music-in-general-is-incredible-but-the-final/)

[Jonathan Levine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-levine/)

> [On '50/50,' even though it was 8 million dollars, it was all acting-intensive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-levine/on-50-50-even-though-it-was-8-million-dollars-it-was-all-acting/)

[Jonathan Levine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-levine/)

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