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Joseph Leonard Gordon-Levitt (/ˈlɛvɪt/; born February 17, 1981) is an American actor, filmmaker, singer, and entrepreneur.

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It's less about what you do and more about who you are doing it with.

Family, Friendship, Wisdom

Supermarket tabloids and celebrity gossip shows are not just innocently shallow entertainment, but a fundamental part of a much larger movement that involves apathy, greed and hierarchy.

Apathy, Celebrity Gossip, Entertainment, Greed, Shallow, Tabloids

One thing that stays pretty consistent for all my jobs is, I listen to a lot of music while I'm working.

Consistent, Jobs, Listen, One Thing, Thing

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.

Years, People, Lasts, Hear, Say

It's worth paying attention to the roles that are sort of dictated to us and that we don't have to fit into those roles. We can be anybody we wanna be.

Attention, Fit, Roles, Worth

A lot of movies try to set up a world with cool sets, costumes, camera work. In Brick, the world is born from the words.

Cameras, Costumes, Set, Trying, World

Every director is different. And all the movies are very different, and the characters are very different.

Character, Characters, Different, Directors, Movies

This overwhelming desire to be close to you directly conflicts with my intense fear of people.

Conflict, Directly, Intense, Overwhelming Desire, People

I'm definitely not a science nerd, I'll say that. That was not my forte at school.

Definitely, Forte, Nerd, Say, School

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.

Footing, Genre, Give, Giving, Things, Vocabulary

[hitrecord. org is my] alternative outlet of where I get to be a little less professional and just freak out a little bit.

Alternative, Alternatives, Freak, Littles, Professional

I have a pretty eclectic taste in the movies that I like to watch, and also in the movies that I'm inspired to work on.

Inspired, Pretty, Taste, Watches, Work

Why am I doing the work I'm doing? Why am I friends with this person? Am I living the best life I possibly can? Questions are often looked upon as questions of doubt but I don't see it that way at all. I question things to stay present, to make sure I'm doing what I'm supposed to be doing.

Doubt, Friends, Looked, Questions, Success, Way

I just need some time away to remember why I stay.

Away, Needs, Remember, Stay, Time Away

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.

Beautiful, Song, Sadness, Maybe, Sadistic

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.

Sex, Thinking, Impact, Think, Hilarious, Occasionally

When you become a ghost feel free to haunt me.

Become, Feels, Free, Ghost, Haunt

For context, the budget of Don Jon is about half the budget of (500) Days of Summer. And (500) Days of Summer is about a third of the budget of the lowest-budget movies produced at a major studio.

500, Context, Half, Jon, Summer, Thirds

Bikes are clearly a superior form of transportation when it comes to just simple getting around. A car makes sense if you need to carry a bunch of stuff.

Car, Needs, Simple, Stuff, Transportation

Astronauts and teachers are much more amazing than actors.

Teacher, Actors, Astronaut, Amazing, Astronauts

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