Film Quotes by Jonathan Levine

I have a cameo in every movie. In '50/50,' I'm in the back of the bus.

— Jonathan Levine

I really like it when movies take a song and use it to counterpoint a scene.

— Jonathan Levine

'Purple Rain' is probably the best soundtrack.

— Jonathan Levine

As I continue to evolve as a filmmaker, I'm going to continue to do different stuff.

— Jonathan Levine

I learned some big lessons on my first film, a horror film which was never released in the U.S., even though we…

— Jonathan Levine

I always look at myself as kind of a work in progress. I hope that's not always the case. But for me,…

— Jonathan Levine

I definitely think for up and coming filmmakers, people graduating from film school, people that want to do their own movies, horror…

— 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.

— 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…

— Jonathan Levine

I just think a lot of movies are too long. I want to know how to make my movie as tight as…

— Jonathan Levine

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

I like to branch out as much as I can, but I feel like the movies that are closest to my heart…

— Jonathan Levine

I think I'm always conscious of not letting things fit into a specific box. Being a filmmaker and trying to chart a…

— Jonathan Levine

Right after 'The Wackness' came out, it was a really exciting time, and then it was a bit disappointing when it came…

— Jonathan Levine

That's the great thing about being a director. You have your list of things you have to worry about and things you…

— Jonathan Levine