In horror, character development is often pushed aside in favor of the shock value. The best genre movies to me are movies like The Shining. You had a connection to the characters in that film. — Joshua Leonard Copy Share Image
The first thing I do when I read a part is see if I can identify emotionally with a character. If I make that connection, everything else is just working on knowing their life circumstances and manifesting those through practice… — Joshua Leonard Copy Share Image
Being behind a camera, in front of the camera, is my own little deconstructionist niche. — Joshua Leonard Copy Share Image
Even in the realest American cinema that I see, there's still not that sense that this is reality. There's still that sense that you… — Joshua Leonard Copy Share Image
Mike and Heather and I rapped once or twice in New York and then we all wound up on a train together on the… — Joshua Leonard Copy Share Image
Pain is pain, joy is joy - you can't avoid bringing pieces of yourself into a role. — Joshua Leonard Copy Share Image
In horror, character development is often pushed aside in favor of the shock value. The best genre movies to me are movies like The… — Joshua Leonard Copy Share Image
I would love to direct some day. It's a good job for a control freak. — Joshua Leonard Copy Share Image
I've done almost 20 films and I still worry about not finding the next one. — Joshua Leonard Copy Share Image
I'm really proud of Blair Witch Project as a film, but as far as the cultural phenomenon of it - that was just weird… — Joshua Leonard Copy Share Image
The first thing I do when I read a part is see if I can identify emotionally with a character. If I make that… — Joshua Leonard Copy Share Image
I ultimately have faith though, that good films will find their audience. — Joshua Leonard Copy Share Image
I'm less interested in slasher, and go more for roles that can affect you on a personal level. I'm interested in human empathy in… — Joshua Leonard Copy Share Image
