Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Let's face it, most pretty girls aren't funny.

— Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Most of what Hollywood puts out is crap anyway.

— Joseph Gordon-Levitt

If you're going to put yourself above everybody else, you might end up alone.

— Joseph Gordon-Levitt

I think, honestly, that the word 'indie' is a false gimmick. 'Independent' used to mean a movie that was financed outside corporate…

— Joseph Gordon-Levitt

I like making little videos and little records. I've always loved video cameras and four-track cassette recorders, still cameras, anything.

— Joseph Gordon-Levitt

You usually get one or the other, you get someone who knows how to tell a story but they don't necessarily know…

— Joseph Gordon-Levitt

That is very different from how it used to be in the 20th century. Media was very one way. There's a small…

— Joseph Gordon-Levitt

I knew that if I wanted to really maintain control, I would have to keep the budget down. And I did. And…

— Joseph Gordon-Levitt

When I was a teenager I loved acting, but I really just loved it for myself. I didn't like the fact that…

— Joseph Gordon-Levitt

I don't buy into the glory days thing. I think every time has its great things to it. The '60s were such…

— Joseph Gordon-Levitt

I didn't really like doing commercials.

— Joseph Gordon-Levitt

I just need some time away to remember why I stay.

— Joseph Gordon-Levitt

I love Kimberly Peirce. Incredibly intense is a good way of describing her. Brutally honest. Really sharp. She's a director for actors.…

— Joseph Gordon-Levitt

I think there is something beautiful in reveling in sadness

— Joseph Gordon-Levitt

That's sort of what I wanted to make fun of a little bit with Don Jon. And I think oftentimes, if you're…

— Joseph Gordon-Levitt

It's just a natural part of being a social creature and being a human being.

— Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Everyone has a unique perspective and that's valid. Everyone's perspective is valid. That doesn't mean that everyone has the same degree of…

— Joseph Gordon-Levitt

I didn't want to just work within Hollywood when I started a production company. I wanted to be able to collaborate with…

— Joseph Gordon-Levitt

I collect flickering stars in old pickling jars, poking holes in the lids so they can breathe.

— Joseph Gordon-Levitt

I lost you when you left me to find yourself.

— Joseph Gordon-Levitt

I want to keep working with people that care about what they're doing. It seems obvious, but it's not. It's sometimes hard…

— Joseph Gordon-Levitt

I just like to do work that inspires me, and I don't pay any attention to whether it's a high- or low-budget…

— Joseph Gordon-Levitt

“Mapmaker mapmaker make me a map one to one scale, without a single gap. Map every rock, every thought, every tree and…

— Joseph Gordon-Levitt

I've always found it sort of hilarious, and occasionally horrifying, how these images [in mass media] impact us, and especially when it…

— Joseph Gordon-Levitt

I think our culture is sick and tired of fluffy nonsense and people want something more sincere and heartfelt.

— Joseph Gordon-Levitt