“'Allen Gregory' came about because we wanted an animated show and we were just tossing around some ideas about me playing a 7-year-old. We thought that would be cool, because we couldn't do that in real life.” YearsIdeasRealShowsWould BeWantedReal LifeAnimatedBeing Cool 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
“'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
“I mean, I find things that happened in real life to be the funniest - things that you observe instead of crazy abstract things, you know.” KnowsMeanRealHappenedCrazyReal LifeAbstract 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
“I mostly like documentaries, so I always think things that happened in real life are so astounding that why would you make a movie about something fake.” ThinkingRealHappenedReal LifeFakeDocumentaries Author:Jonah Hill
“I don't watch like Sci-fi or things like that, I'm always more like real life is so endlessly fascinating to me.” RealLife IsWatchesReal LifeFascinatingSci Fi Author:Jonah Hill
