“Nothing is ever finished. It's a funny thing. I actually think that's really the more natural way of stories or songs.” Quote by Joseph Gordon-Levitt
“In the old days, people would gather around the fire, or they would gather at a tavern, and they'd tell a story. And then, maybe a week later, someone would tell the same story, but with a different twist on it. That's how folk takes evolved.” PeopleDifferentStoriesFireWeekFolksTwistsOld DaysTaverns 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
“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.” ThinkingFeelingsOrderAudienceSkillsPerformersTechnical Skills Author:Joseph Gordon-Levitt
“I think Americans expect optimism in their leadership. The most popular and effective leaders, whether it was Bill Clinton or Ronald Reagan or Jack Kennedy, brought to it a sense of optimism and possibility.” ThinkingLeaderPossibilityOptimismBillsClintonJack Kennedy Author:David Brooks
“When I see a news story on a site, about a movie that I'm interested in, it's like the mouse going for the pleasure button and I click it. But then, when I see the movie, it's like, "Oh, I would have enjoyed the movie that much more, if I hadn't known that."” IfsStoriesPleasureKnownNewsEnjoyedButtonsSiteMiceClicksNews Stories Author:Rian Johnson
“Genres give a vocabulary. They give a frame of reference for the audience to enter into a movie. Then, once they have their footing, that's when you can start doing things that they don't expect.” GivingAudienceGenreVocabularyFrame Of Reference Author:Joseph Gordon-Levitt
“There's something about the sci-fi genre that gets an audience interested in it, so maybe you can take some risks that you couldn't, if you were just doing a drama. It lets you maybe reach a little further and surprise people a little bit more because there's still that little safety base of working on that genre that everybody loves.” PeopleIfsLittlesStillsBitsAudienceRiskDramaLittle BitSafetySurpriseGenreSci Fi Author:Rian Johnson
“The director is the most important because, ultimately, as an actor, when you watch a movie, it looks like an actor is giving a performance, and they kind of are. But, what's actually happening is that an actor has given a bunch of ingredients over to a director, who then constructs a performance. That's movie-making.” GivingLooksKindImportantActorsGivenWatchesDirectorsHappeningsPerformancesBunchIngredientsConstructsMovie Making Author:Joseph Gordon-Levitt
“Storytelling wise, you've gotta take it as far as you can possibly take it with each individual movie. If you're holding out something for a sequel or some cliff-hanger, that's not how I think of a satisfying story.” IfsThinkingStoriesIndividualWiseStorytellingSatisfyingCliffsSequelsHangers Author:Rian Johnson
“America can't succeed unless you succeed. That is why I am running for president of the United States.” StatesRunningAmericaPresidentUnitedUnited StatesSucceed Author:Hillary Clinton