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> [The hardest thing for me to do, and the best thing I've done and learned as an actor is to sacrifice being funny in certain circumstances in order to do something that makes sense for the story or the character,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonah-hill/the-hardest-thing-for-me-to-do-and-the-best-thing-i-ve-done-and/)

[Jonah Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonah-hill/)

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## More by Jonah Hill

> [It wasn't like, 'I'ma lose weight and start doing dramas.' I wanted to be healthier, and that was the impetus for wanting to lose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonah-hill/it-wasn-t-like-i-ma-lose-weight-and-start-doing-dramas-i-wanted-to-be/)

[Jonah Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonah-hill/)

> [Is it weird that I think of myself as a 'Gary Oldman in True Romance' type?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonah-hill/is-it-weird-that-i-think-of-myself-as-a-gary-oldman-in-true-romance/)

[Jonah Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonah-hill/)

> [It's always better to shock people and change people's expectations than to give them exactly what they think you can do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonah-hill/it-s-always-better-to-shock-people-and-change-people-s-expectations/)

[Jonah Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonah-hill/)

> [I mostly like documentaries, so I always think things that happened in real life are so astounding that why would you make a movie…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonah-hill/i-mostly-like-documentaries-so-i-always-think-things-that-happened-in/)

[Jonah Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonah-hill/)

> [You guys called the cops to get your frisbee out of the pond? Is this really a police matter?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonah-hill/you-guys-called-the-cops-to-get-your-frisbee-out-of-the-pond-is-this/)

[Jonah Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonah-hill/)

> [It's almost like, when someone plays poker for the first time, they might be a professional poker player out of ignorance, just accidentally winning.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonah-hill/it-s-almost-like-when-someone-plays-poker-for-the-first-time-they/)

[Jonah Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonah-hill/)

> [I think what he means is that he will punch you so many times around the genital region that your dick will fall off.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonah-hill/i-think-what-he-means-is-that-he-will-punch-you-so-many-times-around-2/)

[Jonah Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonah-hill/)

> [Every time you're directing a movie you're kind of building a temporary business. You're hiring all these heads of departments, and it definitely feels…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonah-hill/every-time-you-re-directing-a-movie-you-re-kind-of-building-a/)

[Jonah Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonah-hill/)

> [I always wanted to be a film-maker when I was younger, not an actor. I was an eight-year-old who dreamed of being a writer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonah-hill/i-always-wanted-to-be-a-film-maker-when-i-was-younger-not-an-actor-i/)

[Jonah Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonah-hill/)

> [I want to meet the man who saw a turtle and said, "People will LOVE the ninja version of that."](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonah-hill/i-want-to-meet-the-man-who-saw-a-turtle-and-said-people-will-love-the/)

[Jonah Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonah-hill/)

> [It's harder to be funny if you're handsome than if you're very normal-looking. It's just more relatable. You're the underdog. I mean it's funny…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonah-hill/it-s-harder-to-be-funny-if-you-re-handsome-than-if-you-re-very-normal/)

[Jonah Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonah-hill/)

> [You DO have the right to be an attorney, if you want to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonah-hill/you-do-have-the-right-to-be-an-attorney-if-you-want-to/)

[Jonah Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonah-hill/)

> [I think a lot of actors, sometimes what happens I think is that actors finish a movie and they go, 'Oh my god, I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonah-hill/i-think-a-lot-of-actors-sometimes-what-happens-i-think-is-that-actors/)

[Jonah Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonah-hill/)

> [I mean, being shot in slow motion doing cocaine by Martin Scorsese is, like, maybe every actor's dream. Nothing will compare to it. Except…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonah-hill/i-mean-being-shot-in-slow-motion-doing-cocaine-by-martin-scorsese-is/)

[Jonah Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonah-hill/)

> ['Funny People' is my favorite performance of myself to date. Even though it's a comedy and there are serious moments, I really felt like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonah-hill/funny-people-is-my-favorite-performance-of-myself-to-date-even-though/)

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