“It's always better to shock people and change people's expectations than to give them exactly what they think you can do. It's not unexpected for me to be in a comedy film anymore; I'm no longer the underdog in that world. Not that I'm great or good at it or anything, it's just that I've done a bunch of them, so you're not shocked.” PeopleThinkingWorldGivingDoneFilmCan DoComedyExpectationsBunchShockUnexpectedShockedYou Can Do ItUnderdog Author:Jonah Hill
“I think our culture has gotten so skewed. People assume that because you're an actor you want to write a book to exploit your celebrity, but my celebrity is only a byproduct of me making movies. I have no intention of being a celebrity.” PeopleThinkingWantWritingBookCultureActorsAssumingIntentionExploits Author:Jonah Hill
“When a movie like 'Superbad' or 'Moneyball' comes out, people make you feel like you're the most important person on the planet. The truth is, you're a billion percent not the most important person on the planet. It's all insulated in your world and no one could care less. It's just a movie.” PeopleWorldFeelsPersonsImportantCarePlanetsLike YouTruth IsPercentBillionsImportant PersonMost Important PersonCould Care Less Author:Jonah Hill
“When I first met the world, basically, or introduced myself to people, I was in 'Superbad,' and I feel the same way I felt promoting 'Superbad' in an underdog style that I feel promoting 'Moneyball.'” PeopleWorldWayFeelsFirstsFeltStyleMetsPromotingUnderdog Author:Jonah Hill
“I love my parents. But I'm almost 28 and it's not fun to be asked, 'What are you doing today? What do you want for dinner? When are you going to be home?' It just makes you feel like a kid. It's this juxtaposition of feeling annoyed and really lucky to have people who love you so much.” PeopleWantFeelsFeelingsHomeKidsTodayFunParentLove YouLuckyDinnerAnnoyedJuxtapositionLove You So MuchLove My ParentsI Love My Parents Author:Jonah Hill
“If you're trying to make someone happy, you gotta try and make them happy. If you're trying to have a normal conversation, you've got to have a normal conversation. If you're trying to make them sad, you've got to make them sad. I think that's how you get real performances out of people.” PeopleIfsThinkingTryingRealConversationNormalPerformancesGet RealMake Someone Happy Author:Jonah Hill
“There are a lot of things going into making a movie. So many things can go wrong. So many people that need to show up and bring their "A" game. If one thing is out of place, the whole movie can fall apart.” PeopleIfsNeedsWholeShowsFallGamesOne ThingFalling Apart Author:Jonah Hill
“Be open to other people's ideas. Don't get arrogant about your ideas. Shoot a lot of options so you're not stuck with just one version of something.” PeopleIdeasStuckVersionsJust OneArrogant Author:Jonah Hill
“Comedies are doing well because I think people want to laugh and not think about everything for a little bit.” PeopleThinkingWantWellsLittlesBitsLaughingComedyLittle Bit Author:Jonah Hill
“I'm too judgmental of other people putting themselves out there in any way, I guess.” PeopleWayJudgmental Author:Jonah Hill
“I don't like to say mean things about people's hard work.” PeopleMeanHardHard Work Author:Jonah Hill
“I like when you can have a conversation with people and it's not just stock questions.” PeopleConversation Author:Jonah Hill
“All this stuff is so mind-blowing to me that I get to do in my life. Throwing the first pitch out at the White Sox game on a random Wednesday? Like who am I? How did I get this life? I'm glad I'm not jaded, and little kids are the least jaded people in the entire world, so it's fun to be around people that still find wonder in how cool things are.” PeopleWorldMindFirstsLittlesStillsKidsGamesFunStuffWhiteWonderGladThis LifeThrowingLittle KidWednesdayMind BlowingCool ThingsJaded 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 Leo felt like a real person. It didn't feel like I was playing myself. Whether it's a comedy or drama, I just try to make it as realistic as possible.” PeopleFeelsTryingPersonsRealMomentsFeltComedySeriousDramaPerformancesMy FavoriteRealisticReal PersonFunny People 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 to see people struggle, and you don't buy that Brad Pitt is struggling, you know that guy could be the most skill-less guy in the world, but if you look like that you will be fine for the rest of your life.” PeopleIfsKnowsWorldLooksMeanGuyStruggleFineSkillsNormalHarderHandsomeRest Of Your LifeRelatableThat GuyUnderdogBrad Author:Jonah Hill
“I think it's kind of strange when people talk about how hyped-up the movie is. It almost sets you up for a bigger fall.” PeopleThinkingKindFallStrangeBigger 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.” PeopleThinkingGivingCan DoExpectationsShockShockedUnderdog Author:Jonah Hill
“I couldn't imagine someone playing me or writing a book about who I am. Although I let people write articles and try and express who I am, and it blows up wildly in my face.” PeopleWritingTryingBookFacesImagineBlowWho I AmArticlesWriting A Book Author:Jonah Hill
“In the comedies I've been lucky enough to be a part of a world like Judd Apatow's, where I believe comedy comes from real people.” PeopleWorldBelieveRealEnoughI BelieveComedyLucky Author:Jonah Hill
“People are so funny. There's no winning with commenters or anonymous people. They'd be rude that I was overweight, and now they're rude that I'm healthy.” PeopleWinningHealthyRudeOverweight Author:Jonah Hill
“When you're looking for stories or movies usually the great stories are about people in their 30s or 40s because they've lived more life and they're usually accomplishing more incredible things. But when there's an interesting story about someone that's your age, you immediately - especially when you're younger - are like, "Wow that's crazy! There's not very many of these."” PeopleStoriesAgeInterestingCrazyIncrediblesWowInteresting Stories Author:Jonah Hill
“It's just hard when you're someone who's like hurting a lot of people or deceiving people who trust you, not to bring some of that home with you or inside of you.” PeopleHardHomeHurtDeceiving Author:Jonah Hill
“Maybe if you play somebody in a certain world people sometimes misinterpret that it's a support of that world or that occupation or something.” PeopleIfsWorldSometimesPlayCertainSupportOccupation Author:Jonah Hill
“People who are just in a restaurant that you would never know are international arms dealers is kind of interesting, they're at the table next to you and you have no idea, you never know what everyone's up to.” PeopleKnowsKindIdeasNextInterestingArmsTablesInternationalNo IdeaRestaurantsDealer Author:Jonah Hill
“I think morality is so individual and personal, and people draw their own lines of what that means for them.” PeopleThinkingMeanIndividualLinesMoralityDraws Author:Jonah Hill
“If I ever over hear people saying I give off an 'Ed Harris type of sexy vibe.' I'll be pretty psyched.” PeopleIfsGivingTypeSexy Author:Jonah Hill
“I want to meet the man who saw a turtle and said, "People will LOVE the ninja version of that."” PeopleMenWantSaidSawsHe ManVersionsTurtlesNinja Author:Jonah Hill
