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I'm an actor, I'm not a comedian, I never was a comedian.

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Jonah Hill
Age: 40
Born: 1983
Born: December 20
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I want to meet the man who saw a turtle and said, People will LOVE the ninja version of that.
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In the comedies I've been lucky enough to be a part of a world like Judd Apatow's, where I believe comedy comes from real people.
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Besides the fact that I make movies, there's nothing interesting about my life at all, unfortunately.
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When you create something you're free to explore it however you want to do it.
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I've never been into just really silly stuff.
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I run and do a lot of push-ups and eat healthy.
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I'm a lifelong Simpsons fanatic and I wanted to create my own animated show, one day.
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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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