I grew up with Woody Allen and early Spike Lee movies in which New York was such a specific character. The city… — 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
I think it's cyclical. Zombies have been around for ages, and vampires have run their course; we've had so many vampire movies. — Jonathan Levine 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 let me… — Jonathan Levine 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 for younger… — Jonathan Levine Copy Share Image
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. — 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 or another. — Jonathan Levine Copy Share Image
To me, using music is creating a shorthand with an audience. And I love music so much. — Jonathan Levine 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 possible. — Jonathan Levine 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 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 them with… — Jonathan Levine 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 been a… — Jonathan Levine Copy Share Image
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… — Jonathan Levine Copy Share Image
