Jonah Hill Quotes
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Be open to other people's ideas. Don't get arrogant about your ideas. Shoot a lot of options so you're not stuck with just one version of something.
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I believe in collaboration. I think that is the most entertaining and effective way to write for me, personally.
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If you're trying to make someone happy, you gotta try and make them happy. If you're trying to have a normal conversation, you've got to have a normal conversation. If you're trying to make them sad, you've got to make them sad. I think that's how you get real performances out of people.
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It's not unexpected for me to be in a comedy film anymore; I'm no longer the underdog in that world.
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I just like to act and write and produce. To me, making movies is the ultimate goal.
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It's harder to be funny if you're handsome than if you're very normal-looking. It's just more relatable. You're the underdog. I mean it's funny to see people struggle, and you don't buy that Brad Pitt is struggling, you know that guy could be the most skill-less guy in the world, but if you look like that you will be fine for the rest of your life.
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When someone who is known as a comedic actor goes to drama, it often doesn't work out, because they really just chose wrong, I think - or maybe they're just not good actors, I don't know.
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New Orleans is like the bad-kid island in 'Pinocchio.'
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I couldn't imagine someone playing me or writing a book about who I am. Although I let people write articles and try and express who I am, and it blows up wildly in my face.
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I assume everything I do in life is gonna be a failure, and then if it turns up roses, then I'm psyched.
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I think morality is so individual and personal, and people draw their own lines of what that means for them.
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The drama thing was something I've always wanted to do, but the opportunities are rare, and they have to be the right ones.
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I play a lot of games on my iPhone. There is a game called Rat on a Scooter that I will promote as much as possible because it has brought me so much joy.
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Stanley Kubrick made Shelly Duvall go crazy during 'The Shining.' It's like one of the best performances ever. Maybe he shouldn't have gone that far, but I love that movie.
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When I look at interviews from when I was that age, I come off different than how I am because I've matured - and I've matured, become a man in front of the public eye.
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I like when you can have a conversation with people and it's not just stock questions.
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It wasn't like, 'I'ma lose weight and start doing dramas.' I wanted to be healthier, and that was the impetus for wanting to lose weight - it's just about being healthy and feeling good.
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I'm sure a bunch of 15-year-old kids would way rather I do 'Superbad 2 than 'Moneyball.' But I would love to do movies like 'Superbad' and movies like 'Moneyball.'
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The comedy really comes from how badly you want these characters to succeed and with a comedy that's often hard.
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I mean, being shot in slow motion doing cocaine by Martin Scorsese is, like, maybe every actor's dream. Nothing will compare to it. Except maybe having kids.
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I have other tastes besides comedy. I love comedy. I adore it, but I love dramatic movies just as much.
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You just have to be strong and don't be stupid; freedom of choice is a big responsibility.
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Every time you're directing a movie you're kind of building a temporary business. You're hiring all these heads of departments, and it definitely feels like I'm like a CEO of a very temporary company.
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You really feel an obligation to someone when they're trusting you to do something, and you promise that you'll come through for them.
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As a writer, I haven't delved into dramatic writing. As an actor, I could always, even more so than comedy, do drama. When you do your comedy and your drama, your acting style doesn't change. If it's a comedy, the situations and the characters might be a little funnier, but you're just trying to be honest.
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I really care about this stuff, I care about movies, and you just have to be strong and don't be stupid; freedom of choice is a big responsibility, and I'm lucky enough not to have to just take any movie to pay the rent, so there's no need to be greedy.
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I always say I want to eventually shift my career to directing and writing.
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The fact that the Kardashians could be more popular than a show like “Mad Men” is disgusting. It’s a super disgusting part of our culture, but I still find it funny to make a joke about it.
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I am a filmmaker fanatic. I have never been star-struck by an actor once in my entire life.
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When you do your comedy and your drama, your acting style doesn't change. If it's a comedy, the situations and the characters might be a little funnier, but you're just trying to be honest.
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