“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
“I'm really proud of 'Moneyball.' To me, it's about feeling pride in a movie I made. I think when I'm an old man I'll be able to show it to my grandkids with pride. That's all I can really go for: making movies to please me.” ThinkingMenMadeI CanShowsFeelingsAblePrideProudPleaseOld ManGrandkidsPlease Me 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
“Sometimes what happens I think is that actors finish a movie and they go, oh my god, I'm never going to work again, even big huge actors, and so they'll take something thinking that something else will never come along. But for me, I freak out - because I'm a bit of a workaholic - the second I finish a movie going oh my god, what am I going to do, but I can start writing the next day so it doesn't force me to make a bad choice acting-wise.” ThinkingWritingI CanSometimesBigsHappensChoicesNextActorsForceBitsActingWiseHugeFreakNext DayGoing To WorkWorkaholicBad Choices 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 believe in collaboration. I think that is the most entertaining and effective way to write for me, personally.” ThinkingWayWritingBelieveI BelieveI Believe InCollaborationEntertaining 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
“When someone who is known as a comedic actor goes to drama, it often doesn't work out, because they really just chose wrong, I think - or maybe they're just not good actors, I don't know.” ThinkingKnowsActorsKnownDramaWork OutGood ActorsComedic 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 think morality is so individual and personal, and people draw their own lines of what that means for them.” PeopleThinkingMeanIndividualLinesMoralityDraws Author:Jonah Hill
“When someone who is known as a comedic actor goes to drama, it often doesn't work out, because they really just chose wrong, I think - or maybe they're just not good actors. For me it's important making that transition seamless, and not a huge shock and jumping into cold water. It doesn't feel like I'm trying to shock you or anything. I'm just saying, "I'm a different actor than you thought I was. Don't put me in a box. I'm not just some kid running around screaming curse words." I have other tastes besides comedy. I love comedy, but I love dramatic movies just as much.” ThinkingTryingImportantDifferentRunningKidsWaterComedyColdDramaWork OutCurseDramaticComedicJust Saying Author:Jonah Hill
“Jump Street merging with MiB I think that's clean and rad and powerful.” ThinkingPowerfulStreetsCleanMergingRad Author:Jonah Hill
