“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
“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
“I go through a lot of bad stuff, because most of the stuff that's written is pretty bad. But occasionally something comes along that's good, and I want to do it.” WantStuffWrittenBad Stuff Author:Joseph Gordon-Levitt
“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.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantSeemsSacrificeIntegrityHollywoodNotionScaredExcuseMaking MoneyGood WorkBullshitDoing Good Author:Joseph Gordon-Levitt
“I want to keep working with people that care about what they're doing. It seems obvious, but it's not. It's sometimes hard to keep on that track.” PeopleWantSometimesHardSeemsCareTrackObvious Author:Joseph Gordon-Levitt
“I just want to open up the avenues for people to express themselves. That's what the media ought to be. It shouldn't just be a conveyer belt of shiny products to buy. It should be a way that we're all communicating and understanding each other.” PeopleWayWantShouldUnderstandingMediaProductsOughtCommunicateBeltsAvenuesUnderstanding Each Other Author:Joseph Gordon-Levitt
“Don't we want to escape our real world and go into something larger than that, simpler than that, more beautiful or darker?” WorldWantRealBeautifulReal World Author:Joseph Gordon-Levitt
“I didn't want to just work within Hollywood when I started a production company. I wanted to be able to collaborate with great artists from all over the world.” WorldWantAbleWantedArtistCompanyHollywoodProductionsGreat Artist Author:Joseph Gordon-Levitt
“I think our culture is sick and tired of fluffy nonsense and people want something more sincere and heartfelt.” PeopleThinkingWantCultureSickTiredNonsenseSincereWant SomethingHeartfeltFluffy Author:Joseph Gordon-Levitt
“If the inspiration is genuine and it's coming from the right place, that's what I like and want to be a part of.” IfsWantInspirationGenuineRight Place Author:Joseph Gordon-Levitt
“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.” ThinkingWantFeelingsBeautifulSongSadnessProofBoredomApathyAvoidedSomething BeautifulBeing SadSadisticSad Song Author:Joseph Gordon-Levitt
“When I was Younger, I wanted to be something.Now, I just want to be younger.” WantWanted Author:Joseph Gordon-Levitt
“That you can be whatever you want to be, whoever you want to be, regardless of your gender.” WantGender Author:Joseph Gordon-Levitt
