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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
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LA
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Joseph Leonard Gordon-Levitt
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This movie [Don Jon] played at Sundance and South by Southwest and Berlin. And it just played - well...by the time it played at Toronto recently, it was already done. But getting to watch it with a thousand people is hugely informative.
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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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When I was Younger, I wanted to be something.Now, I just want to be younger.
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If you do or don't like something it's because of that thing and not because it has the right politics behind them or the right company or the right connections. It's really just about the thing itself.
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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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I was such a big Dustin Hoffman fan when I was young.
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Well, look who I ran into, crowed Coincidence. Please, flirted Fate, this was meant to be.
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The most valiant thing you can do as an artist is inspire someone else to be creative.
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But I would encourage anyone who has a crush on my character to watch it again and examine how selfish he is.
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Everyone has the attitude that movies aren't just disposable entertainment - they can really mean something. I love that, because that's the way I feel about films.
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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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You're gone. No mailing address. But I send you letters anyway.
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I think there is something beautiful in reveling in sadness
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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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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.
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A lot of people, most people who are working, they do it for money. And I'm not saying there's anything wrong with that. It so happens that I made a lot of money already, so I don't have to worry that much about it. I wouldn't fault anybody for doing it for the money, but it doesn't interest me right now.
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Comedy takes a very specific technique, specific skills.
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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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