285 Quotes by Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Normally you read a screenplay - and I read a lot of them - and the characters don't feel like people. They feel like plot devices or cliches or stereotypes.

If I were to point to the person who's having the greatest impact... I'd point to Elon Musk.

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

Storytelling in general is a communal act. Throughout human history, people would gather around, whether by the fire or at a tavern, and tell stories. One person would chime in, then another, maybe someone would repeat a story they heard already but with a different spin. It's a collective process.

If the goal is to get the best artists, actors, and filmmakers in the world to create the best movies, Hollywood does a decent job. And I think no one would disagree with me that it also makes a ton of bad movies and employs a bunch of hacks.

Sometimes what someone else does is really not what you expected them to do, which to be honest, sometimes doesn't work.

One thing that stays pretty consistent for all my jobs is, I listen to a lot of music while I'm working.

When I started editing on my home computer, I said to myself, 'Well, I could be at home studying for a class or I could be at home editing a video.'

I suppose the longer anyone spends on earth, the closer we all get to becoming superfluous characters.