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Success is not important to me, nor are power or money. If the script feels good, then I'm in. It's that simple.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Age: 43
Born: 1981
Born: February 17
Actor
Character Actor
Film Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
Screenwriter
Stage Actor
Television Actor
LA
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Joseph Leonard Gordon-Levitt
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I just love to act. It's my favorite thing to do in the world, and what keeps it interesting, to me, is the creative challenge. So, different kinds of characters, that's what I just love to do.
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We’re all beautiful. We all deserve attention.
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I've always paid a lot of attention to the way that different kinds of media affect how we see the world, probably because I've been an actor since I was a little kid.
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Darkness is a lot of what art is and certainly in our community a lot of it is people sort of wrestling with their demons.
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Making checklists of things you're looking for in a person is the numero uno thing you can do to guarantee you'll be alone forever.
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Even when I was really young, I hated doing commercials, because I would say, That's not real acting. And it's not. It's embarrassing what they make little kids do in commercials.
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Everyone has a unique perspective and that's valid. Everyone's perspective is valid. That doesn't mean that everyone has the same degree of skill level as an entertainer, but skill isn't the only important thing. It's also what kind of perspective and feelings you're bringing to it.
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The thing about Occupy is that the sentiment the movement embodies is timeless: Don't be greedy, share.
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There seems to be a notion in Hollywood that if you want to make money, you have to sacrifice doing good work with integrity. And I think that's bullshit. I think that's an excuse, and it's what people say who are scared that they can't do good work.
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When you believe that you can do something that's when you can do it.
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We can be anybody we wanna be.
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I think Hollywood, as it's been, will have to change because the model of Hollywood is we'll make this content, and you guys buy it, but I don't think that's the future.
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When I was a teenager I loved acting, but I really just loved it for myself. I didn't like the fact that anyone else saw the work I was doing
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If you're going to put yourself above everybody else, you might end up alone.
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I'm the last person to tell my friends to go see something I'm in. I could care less if friends of mine never saw anything I'm in.
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I collect flickering stars in old pickling jars, poking holes in the lids so they can breathe.
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Making little videos that you know are going to be on tiny windows is a whole different thing. I don't know what it's going to lead to necessarily, but it's certainly fun.
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You're gone. No mailing address. But I send you letters anyway.
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I want to keep working with people that care about what they're doing. It seems obvious, but it's not. It's sometimes hard to keep on that track.
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I think we all have a tendency to feel like, Well, what can I do? I can't influence the government or politics in my country.
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