“Fame has always been a downside to acting for me. It gives me the creeps.” GivingActingFameGive MeCreeps Author:Joseph Gordon-Levitt
“As an actor, it's always important to understand what the director is after. That, to me, is my job. When I'm acting, I like to ask a lot of questions and understand exactly why the director is doing what they're doing, so that I can provide him or her with the ingredients that they need to get the scene that they want. It's not to challenge them, in any way. It's just so that I can do my job best.” WayWantNeedsI CanImportantJobsActorsAsksCan DoChallengesActingSceneDirectorsIngredients Author:Joseph Gordon-Levitt
“I think acting is totally conducive to being a little kid, because kids are less inhibited and use their imagination.” ThinkingLittlesUseKidsImaginationActingLittle Kid Author:Joseph Gordon-Levitt
“Even when I was really young, I hated doing commercials, because I would say, "That's not real acting." And it's not. It's embarrassing what they make little kids do in commercials.” LittlesRealKidsYoungActingHatedEmbarrassingLittle Kid Author:Joseph Gordon-Levitt
“When I arrived at Columbia, I gave up acting and became interested in all things French. French poetry, French history, French literature.” LiteratureActingAll ThingsGave UpColumbiaFrench LiteratureFrench Poetry Author:Joseph Gordon-Levitt
“I'd been an actor my whole life, since I was a kid. And then, I quit for awhile and went to university. When I wanted to start acting again, I couldn't get a job, and that was really depressing. So, I realized, at that time, that I have to take responsibility for my own creativity.” WholeKidsWantedJobsActorsMy OwnActingResponsibilityCreativityUniversityI RealizedWhole LifeQuittingDepressingTaking ResponsibilityI QuitReally Depressing Author: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 anyone else saw the work I was doing” FactsActingSawsTeenager Author:Joseph Gordon-Levitt
