285 Quotes by Joseph Gordon-Levitt

The thing about Occupy is that the sentiment the movement embodies is timeless: Don’t be greedy, share.

I just want to open up the avenues for people to express themselves. That’s what the media ought to be. It shouldn’t just be a conveyer belt of shiny products to buy. It should be a way that we’re all communicating and understanding each other.

The term ‘popular culture’ always used to mean what the people do – pop songs, folk songs, music in general used to live because people would sing these songs and tell these stories together. Then all of these new technologies came out and it became the work of professionals.

That’s what life is: repetitive routines. It’s a matter of finding the balance between deviating from those patterns and knowing when to repeat them.

I don’t blame folks for not wanting to put me in their movies or whatever. I understand if their audiences had an association with me.

The cool thing about my character was that it’s not that digital. I get to put hours of prosthetic makeup on and see a different creature altogether. I’ve seen how he looks and it’s really cool.

There’s a long, long history of women suffering abuse, injustice, and not having the same opportunities as men, and I think that’s been very detrimental to the human race as a whole.

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.

I don’t think action for action’s sake is so fun, but when it helps tell the story, I love doing a good fight scene.