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Joseph Gordon-Levitt is an American actor, producer, screenwriter, and director. He is best known for his roles in films such as '10 Things I Hate About You', 'The Dark Knight Rises', and 'Donnie Darko'.

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“Music belongs to everybody. Having a little clique of the industry tell us what our culture is... I don't think that's healthy. And the Internet is helping us get away from that.”

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“Today's a great time to be any creative type of person, I think, and in just about every aspect of creativity, this generation is going to blow away every generation ever. Because we're the first ones with the Internet. I can get together with some friends, shoot a movie, cut it on my laptop at home, and then put it online. We don't have to listen to anyone.”

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“I think violence begets violence. I don't think a way to solve any sort of conflict is with violence because nothing ever ends up solved, that way.”

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“I don't think action for action's sake is so fun, but when it helps tell the story, I love doing a good fight scene.”

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“I enjoy a challenge or provocation, something to think about, to talk about after it's done.”

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“I don't buy into the glory days thing. I think every time has its great things to it. The '60s were such a glorious time but it's easy to forget that there was all sorts of bullshit too.”

Thinking Easy Forget Glory Great Things Glorious Bullshit Glory Days

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“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.”

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“There seems to be a notion in Hollywood that if you want to make money, you have to sacrifice doing good work with integrity. And I think that's bullshit. I think that's an excuse, and it's what people say who are scared that they can't do good work.”

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“If you look at all the movies that have made tons of money, almost all of them are great movies. Even Titanic. I think Titanic is a great movie.”

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“I think acting is totally conducive to being a little kid, because kids are less inhibited and use their imagination.”

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“Kids play pretend. I think that kids can be the best actors.”

Thinking Play Kids Actors Being The Best

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“I think the reason I was able to get the jobs I did is because I worked for some very strong, self-possessed filmmakers who wouldn't listen to the executive-suited wisdom, and they believed in me from director to actor. Not from salesman to commodity.”

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“Nothing is ever finished. It's a funny thing. I actually think that's really the more natural way of stories or songs.”

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“I don't think you necessarily have to be the most perfected performer, in order to express your feelings. It's really those feelings that an audience connects with, I think, at least as much as perfected technical skill.”

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“Celebrity doesn't have anything to do with art or craft. It's about being rich and thinking that you're better than everybody else.”

Thinking Art Rich Crafts Being Rich

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“I think some of the best actors ever were little kids.”

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“I think, honestly, that the word 'indie' is a false gimmick. 'Independent' used to mean a movie that was financed outside corporate Hollywood, but a lot of what gets called independent these days is totally produced within that system. And there's nothing wrong with that.”

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“If the goal is to get the best artists, actors, and filmmakers in the world to create the best movies, Hollywood does a decent job. And I think no one would disagree with me that it also makes a ton of bad movies and employs a bunch of hacks.”

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“I think the way the media is going to work in the future is less something that the population consumes and more something that the population creates.”

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“I think our culture is sick and tired of fluffy nonsense and people want something more sincere and heartfelt.”

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“I think there is something beautiful in reveling in sadness”

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“I think Hollywood, as it's been, will have to change because the model of Hollywood is "we'll make this content, and you guys buy it," but I don't think that's the future.”

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“I tend to think having an impact on the world is a lot more complicated than government.”

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“I think we all have a tendency to feel like, "Well, what can I do? I can't influence the government or politics in my country."”

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“Real life is not as simple as it is on a screen. I think real life is actually a lot more beautiful.”

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“I think any time you set out to make something, anybody is going to be confronted by those voices in their head that say "You don't need to do this. Someone else can do this better. You should probably just quit right now."”

Thinking Needs Should Voice Can Do Right Now Quitting

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“I've always found it sort of hilarious, and occasionally horrifying, how these images [in mass media] impact us, and especially when it comes to love and sex and relationships, I think we sometimes develop unrealistic expectations.”

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“That's sort of what I wanted to make fun of a little bit with Don Jon. And I think oftentimes, if you're going to talk about a sort of substantial topic like this, the best way to do it is with a sense of humor.”

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“I think there is something beautiful in reveling in sadness. The proof is how beautiful sad songs can be. So I don’t think being sad is to be avoided. It’s apathy and boredom you want to avoid. But feeling anything is good, I think. Maybe that’s sadistic of me.”

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“There's a long, long history of women suffering abuse, injustice, and not having the same opportunities as men, and I think that's been very detrimental to the human race as a whole.”

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“I don't blame the people for the fact that so many movies are bad. I think there's a corrupt, perverted, lazy and sloppy attitude that's pervasive in the movie business. The whole entertainment business is kind of crumbling around us.”

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“Media used to be one way. Everyone else in the world just had to listen. Now the internet is allowing what used to be a monologue to become a dialogue. I think that's healthy.”

Thinking World Way Used Media Internet Healthy Dialogue Used To Be One Way Allowing Monologues

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About the Author

Born: February 17, 1981
Known for: Actor
Quotes: 182

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