Jonathan Levine Quotes
I love subverting expectations or playing with the sort of unspoken kind of connections that the audience has.
Quotes to Explore
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I think I've been around for a while. But I still have to pay my dues.
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Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.
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I'm really thankful to God, man. Like now, I'm really making a real comeback with my group. With or without a record, with or without a movie. And behind all the negative press behind this movie.
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The more I talk about things, the more I understand myself.
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I was very close to my mother, and her death, which left a gaping hole in my life, has been very difficult for me and my father in a lot of ways.
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I love horror movies. It's so fun being absolutely terrified. It's damn hard to shoot, though. I didn't realize how difficult it was to make a horror movie as an actor. Physically and mentally, phew.
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When I'm governor, we're not going to be silent like Bruce Rauner. Illinois will be a firewall against Donald Trump's destructive and bigoted agenda.
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Hinduism has an enormous capacity to absorb from outside influences and accept it in a peaceful and steady manner without perturbing the system.
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I want to write my own stuff, and, you know, it would be nice to put myself in it. But I would like to hope that there are going to be better roles offered as well and that I don't need to do everything. You know, like, I appreciate my career being somewhat DIY, but it would be nice to get some help.
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You can instantly spot a Chanel woman, so I want to develop the Dior woman.
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I'm very successful and do lots of films but I've never actually done anything extraordinary.
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I've learned through my own experiences that working toward an objective in your life can change who you are.
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What I am really curious about is the visuals of cinema... the form.
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Well, the biggest rival I had in my career was me.
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Governor is not the position to have in Oklahoma. It is the head coach of Oklahoma or Oklahoma State or Tulsa.
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The funny thing about having all this so-called success is that behind it is a certain horrible emptiness.
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It's unbelievable, there's a book out attacking Gore, when he's the most unfortunate loser in political history.
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In high school I was president of the Student Council, and I ended up doing a lot of speeches. After you do a few in front of different schools, you get really comfortable talking in front of an audience.
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For me, if I have done my duty, the continued approbation of Congress and the Marine Committee will make me rich indeed, and far more than reward me for a life of service devoted from principles of philanthropy, to support the dignity of human nature.
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There's music to dance to and make love to, music to cry to. I'm starting from scratch, coming fresh. But my sound still embodies the same soulful, intricate harmonies.
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I don't really like over-explaining the songs. Everyone constantly asks what the songs are about, and I think the thing is that the songs definitely all have stories in them; it's just nice to let people decide what they are. I think it's important that people hear it themselves rather than having me annotate it.
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I wanted to do a show based on what my life would be like if I had never become a comedian.
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I love subverting expectations or playing with the sort of unspoken kind of connections that the audience has.
