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Joshua Leonard Biography

Joshua Granville Leonard (born June 17, 1975) is an American actor, writer, and director, known primarily for his role in The Blair Witch Project (1999). He has since starred in films such as Madhouse (2004), The Shaggy Dog (2006), Higher Ground (2011), The Motel Life (2012), Snake and Mongoose (2013), If I Stay (2014), The Town That Dreaded Sundown (2014), and 6 Years (2015).

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I'm really proud of Blair Witch Project as a film, but as far as the cultural phenomenon of it - that was just weird luck.

Luck, Proud, Weird, Witch

In horror, character development is often pushed aside in favor of the shock value. The best genre movies to me are movies like The Shining. You had a connection to the characters in that film.

Character, Shining, Connections, Pushed, Value, Genre

Actors are such an insecure breed.

Insecure, Actors, Breed

Being behind a camera, in front of the camera, is my own little deconstructionist niche.

Cameras, Littles, Niche, Deconstructionist, Front

Pain is pain, joy is joy - you can't avoid bringing pieces of yourself into a role.

Pain, Joy, Roles, Pieces

I think as long as there are folks on the fringe who want to make movies, the indie scene will still be around. I do think it's getting harder to get them seen though.

Thinking, Long, Want, Make, Seen, Indie

I've done almost 20 films and I still worry about not finding the next one.

Finding The One, Worry, Done, Finding, Films

Even in the realest American cinema that I see, there's still not that sense that this is reality. There's still that sense that you are watching a movie. And hopefully, if we did get our jobs right, that sense disappears when you watch this movie.

Jobs, Reality, Watches, Hopefully, Cinema

I ultimately have faith though, that good films will find their audience.

Have Faith, Film, Audience, Ultimately, Though, Faith

I would love to direct some day. It's a good job for a control freak.

Jobs, Good Day, Freak, Day, Direct

The first thing I do when I read a part is see if I can identify emotionally with a character. If I make that connection, everything else is just working on knowing their life circumstances and manifesting those through practice and research.

Character, Practice, Knowing, Manifesting, Identify, Everything

I'm less interested in slasher, and go more for roles that can affect you on a personal level. I'm interested in human empathy in the movies I see, and in the ones I am a part of.

Empathy, Human, Levels, Personal, Roles, Slasher

We hit a stride where all self-consciousness disappeared.

Self, Consciousness, Stride, Hit, Disappeared