Joseph Gordon-Levitt Quotes

eating is the sleeping of being awake.

Singing doesn't have to mean that you sound like Stevie Wonder. I love to sing. I'm not the greatest singer in the world. But, a lot of my favorite singers aren't the greatest singers in the world.

Well, look who I ran into," crowed Coincidence. "Please," flirted Fate, "this was meant to be.

I find the voice is what I look for first and foremost with just about every character I play.

Most scripts are bad. I read a lot of them.

Celebrity doesn't have anything to do with art or craft. It's about being rich and thinking that you're better than everybody else.

Fame has always been a downside to acting for me. It gives me the creeps.

He loved me. He loves me not.

I know other worlds exist. I can see them in my peripheral vision.

Kids play pretend. I think that kids can be the best actors.

Real life is not like a movie. Even the best movies, the most rich, fleshed-out movies are not as rich and nuanced as detailed as real life or an actual human being.

I have a really terrible sense of direction.

The cool thing about my character was that it's not that digital. I get to put hours of prosthetic makeup on and see a different creature altogether. I've seen how he looks and it's really cool.

I think some of the best actors ever were little kids.

[hitrecord.org is my] alternative outlet of where I get to be a little less professional and just freak out a little bit.

A lot of movies try to set up a world with cool sets, costumes, camera work. In Brick, the world is born from the words.

My mom brought me up to be a feminist. She would always point out to my brother and me that our culture does often portray women like objects...

I do call myself a feminist. Absolutely!

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

I think we all have a tendency to feel like, "Well, what can I do? I can't influence the government or politics in my country."

Being politically active is "more about doing things, not just standing for some platform or being involved in some political party."

Most of what Hollywood puts out is crap anyway.

I have an eclectic taste in stuff whether it be movies or music or books or food or anything. Variety is interesting.

I have a lot of trouble getting turned on by girls who are turned on by celebrity.

I don't buy into the glory days thing. I think every time has its great things to it. The '60s were such a glorious time but it's easy to forget that there was all sorts of bullshit too.

What makes a good work of art is something that honors certain traditions and breaks with others.

I enjoy a challenge or provocation, something to think about, to talk about after it's done.

I think violence begets violence. I don't think a way to solve any sort of conflict is with violence because nothing ever ends up solved, that way.

It's HE-RO," the boy argued. "No," the girl insisted, "it's HER-O.

His hands were weak and shaking from carrying far too many books from the bookshop. It was the best feeling.

I was studying for the SAT's and learning lines.

Movies are different from real life.

We can be anybody we wanna be.

I think Hollywood, as it's been, will have to change because the model of Hollywood is "we'll make this content, and you guys buy it," but I don't think that's the future.

Everyone has the attitude that movies aren't just disposable entertainment - they can really mean something. I love that, because that's the way I feel about films.

Astronauts and teachers are much more amazing than actors.

I'm the last person to tell my friends to go see something I'm in. I could care less if friends of mine never saw anything I'm in.

Every director is different. And all the movies are very different, and the characters are very different.

If I were to point to the person who's having the greatest impact... I'd point to Elon Musk.

Sometimes what someone else does is really not what you expected them to do, which to be honest, sometimes doesn't work.

I just love to act. It's my favorite thing to do in the world, and what keeps it interesting, to me, is the creative challenge. So, different kinds of characters, that's what I just love to do.

Comedy takes a very specific technique, specific skills.

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

I was such a big Dustin Hoffman fan when I was young.

Making checklists of things you're looking for in a person is the numero uno thing you can do to guarantee you'll be alone forever.

One thing that stays pretty consistent for all my jobs is, I listen to a lot of music while I'm working.

I didn't want to just work within Hollywood when I started a production company. I wanted to be able to collaborate with great artists from all over the world.

A man touched me: his hand... my thigh. I touched him too: my fist... his jaw.

But I would encourage anyone who has a crush on my character to watch it again and examine how selfish he is.

You're gone. No mailing address. But I send you letters anyway.