Quote

I mean, I find things that happened in real life to be the funniest - things that you observe instead of crazy abstract things, you know.

Jonah Hill

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Jonah Hill
Age: 40
Born: 1983
Born: December 20
Actor
Comedian
Film Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
Screenwriter
Television Actor
Voice Actor
Writer
LA
California
Jonah Hill Feldstein
Real
Mean
Funniest
Things
Observe
Life
Abstract
Instead
Crazy
Happened
Find

More quotes by Jonah Hill

Image
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.
Jonah Hill
Image
Writing is as big a part of my career as acting is, financially and time wise. So, yeah, I love it. That's all I wanted to do since I was young was be a writer. So that and acting are the two most important aspects of my career.
Jonah Hill
Image
I want to meet the man who saw a turtle and said, People will LOVE the ninja version of that.
Jonah Hill
Image
One of the greatest moments of my career was on the road promoting 'Superbad' with Michael Cera and Chris Mintz-Plasse. We were showing the movie at colleges.
Jonah Hill
Image
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.
Jonah Hill
Image
Luckily with animation, they give you a lot more leeway than a live-action show.
Jonah Hill
Image
I mostly like documentaries, so I always think things that happened in real life are so astounding that why would you make a movie about something fake.
Jonah Hill
Image
New Orleans is like the bad-kid island in 'Pinocchio.'
Jonah Hill
Image
I like when you can have a conversation with people and it's not just stock questions.
Jonah Hill
Image
I don't like to say mean things about people's hard work.
Jonah Hill
Image
I am a filmmaker fanatic. I have never been star-struck by an actor once in my entire life.
Jonah Hill
Image
I think it's kind of strange when people talk about how hyped-up the movie is. It almost sets you up for a bigger fall.
Jonah Hill
Image
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.
Jonah Hill
Image
It's just hard when you're someone who's like hurting a lot of people or deceiving people who trust you, not to bring some of that home with you or inside of you.
Jonah Hill
Image
I have other tastes besides comedy. I love comedy. I adore it, but I love dramatic movies just as much.
Jonah Hill
Image
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.
Jonah Hill
Image
My heroes are Bill Murray and Dustin Hoffman. Those are the two actors that both do comedies and dramas, seamlessly. Also John C. Reilly and Philip Seymour Hoffman. They're all just great actors, neither comedic nor dramatic. They're just great actors.
Jonah Hill
Image
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.
Jonah Hill
Image
When I first met the world, basically, or introduced myself to people, I was in 'Superbad,' and I feel the same way I felt promoting 'Superbad' in an underdog style that I feel promoting 'Moneyball.'
Jonah Hill
Image
I always say I want to eventually shift my career to directing and writing.
Jonah Hill