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> [I live my life pretty emotionally, for better and for worse. I'm pretty thin-skinned and transparent. I lead with my heart, and I wanted to make a movie that did the same.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-levy/i-live-my-life-pretty-emotionally-for-better-and-for-worse-i-m-pretty/)

[Shawn Levy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-levy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0e/shawn-levy-30221_better_i-live-my-life-pretty-emotionally-for-be_3039923.jpg)

## More by Shawn Levy

> [Why hire these geniuses if they're forced to stick with the script? You want to empower your actors as collaborators.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-levy/why-hire-these-geniuses-if-they-re-forced-to-stick-with-the-script/)

[Shawn Levy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-levy/)

> [Certainly in my appetite for more challenges, it's very much alive. I love comedy and it comes to me in a natural way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-levy/certainly-in-my-appetite-for-more-challenges-it-s-very-much-alive-i/)

[Shawn Levy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-levy/)

> [When you do a drama, you are challenged to trust your inner voice much more. Because when you put a comedy in front of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-levy/when-you-do-a-drama-you-are-challenged-to-trust-your-inner-voice-much/)

[Shawn Levy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-levy/)

> [Many comedic stars have tried to a do a 'Night at the Museum' type film, in which an everyday Joe reacts to insane circumstances.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-levy/many-comedic-stars-have-tried-to-a-do-a-night-at-the-museum-type-film/)

[Shawn Levy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-levy/)

> [It's no coincidence that 'Night at the Museum' completely blew the lid off my career. I finally got a handle on tone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-levy/it-s-no-coincidence-that-night-at-the-museum-completely-blew-the-lid/)

[Shawn Levy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-levy/)

> [In all my movies, there's always a kind of heartfelt element, to be able to do a drama and to be able to spend…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-levy/in-all-my-movies-there-s-always-a-kind-of-heartfelt-element-to-be/)

[Shawn Levy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-levy/)

> [You don't service a big, fun premise comedy and then shoot yourself in the foot with too much irony. You need the audience to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-levy/you-don-t-service-a-big-fun-premise-comedy-and-then-shoot-yourself-in/)

[Shawn Levy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-levy/)

> [If it was going to be unique, if you're going to make a robot movie in 2011... it had to be different, and it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-levy/if-it-was-going-to-be-unique-if-you-re-going-to-make-a-robot-movie-in/)

[Shawn Levy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-levy/)

> [“What can you possibly say about Rome? That it's eternal? That all roads lead to it? That it wasn't built in a day? That…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-levy/what-can-you-possibly-say-about-rome-that-it-s-eternal-that-all-roads/)

[Shawn Levy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-levy/)

> [Even when I was a kid, I had a good thing with kids. To this day, if I go to a birthday party with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-levy/even-when-i-was-a-kid-i-had-a-good-thing-with-kids-to-this-day-if-i/)

[Shawn Levy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-levy/)

> [I just think that sports movies have such a built-in visceral, rooting interest, an epic win or lose redemptive quality. When they get it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-levy/i-just-think-that-sports-movies-have-such-a-built-in-visceral-rooting/)

[Shawn Levy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-levy/)

> [I don't know if it's that my own childhood felt brief, or I grew up too fast, or I was pushing myself too much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-levy/i-don-t-know-if-it-s-that-my-own-childhood-felt-brief-or-i-grew-up/)

[Shawn Levy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-levy/)

> [I never set out to build some behemoth comedy career. My taste in movies is far more eclectic than that so my aspirations as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-levy/i-never-set-out-to-build-some-behemoth-comedy-career-my-taste-in/)

[Shawn Levy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-levy/)

> [Whatever it takes, the job of the director is to be the leader and to get your actors where they need to go. That's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-levy/whatever-it-takes-the-job-of-the-director-is-to-be-the-leader-and-to/)

[Shawn Levy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-levy/)

> [To connect with the characters, you need to connect with the world. If the world feels vaguely familiar, I believe the characters will feel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-levy/to-connect-with-the-characters-you-need-to-connect-with-the-world-if/)

[Shawn Levy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-levy/)

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