“If you know which way the current is going, you can use it to your advantage.” IfsKnowsWayUseAdvantageCurrents Author:Joseph Gordon-Levitt
“He [Mark Webb] is very savvy, technically, he's shot so many videos, he knows how to get what he wants. The surprise, of course, is that he's also an extremely humanistic story-teller. He's obsessed with story and character, and not just making it look right, which is a double-thred that's rare in directors.” KnowsWantLooksCharacterStoriesCoursesKnow HowDirectorsShotsMarkSurpriseVideoObsessedSavvyHumanistic Author:Joseph Gordon-Levitt
“You usually get one or the other, you get someone who knows how to tell a story but they don't necessarily know about light and camera and rhythm, or you get someone who can make beautiful images but they can't necessarily tell a great story. He does both and I think he's going to be one of the film-makers that our time is remembered for.” ThinkingKnowsDoeStoriesLightBeautifulFilmKnow HowMarkCamerasRhythmRememberedOur TimeMakersBeautiful Images Author:Joseph Gordon-Levitt
“Making little videos that you know are going to be on tiny windows is a whole different thing. I don't know what it's going to lead to necessarily, but it's certainly fun.” KnowsLittlesDifferentWholeFunWindowTinyVideoDifferent Things Author:Joseph Gordon-Levitt
“I don't have any training in dance. I can convince an audience that I know how to dance because I'm a convincing actor.” KnowsI CanActorsAudienceKnow HowTrainingConvinceConvincing Author:Joseph Gordon-Levitt
“Every day I've got to be thankful that I am alive, and you never know - the cliche is, I guess, you could get hit by a bus tomorrow, so you'd better be at peace with whatever you got going at the moment.” KnowsMomentsMotivationalAliveTomorrowBusBeing ThankfulClicheI Am Alive Author:Joseph Gordon-Levitt
“I've been hearing it a lot, especially in the last few years; people will say things to me like "Well, if only I was like you in that movie," or "If only I could be with someone like you in that movie." And, you know, it's very flattering to hear that.” PeopleIfsKnowsYearsWellsLastsLike YouHearingFlatteringSomeone You Like Author:Joseph Gordon-Levitt
“I know how to make an audience laugh, 'cause I grew up on Third Rock from the Sun, week after week in front of audiences, making them laugh.” KnowsCausesAudienceLaughingKnow HowSunWeekRocksFrontsGrewGrew UpThirds Author:Joseph Gordon-Levitt
“I knew that if I wanted to really maintain control, I would have to keep the budget down. And I did. And I feel very fortunate that - y'know, this movie [Don Jon] - frame for frame, line for line - is exactly what I wanted it to be. Nobody made me change anything.” IfsKnowsFeelsMadeWantedLinesDown AndBudgetsFortunate Author:Joseph Gordon-Levitt
“I know other worlds exist. I can see them in my peripheral vision.” KnowsWorldI CanVisionOther WorldsPeripheral Vision Author:Joseph Gordon-Levitt
“Your heart has a little empty corner. You won't even know I'm there -- I'll be very quiet.” KnowsHeartLittlesQuietEmptyCorners Author:Joseph Gordon-Levitt