Jonathan Levine Quotes

I kind of viewed '50/ 50' and 'Warm Bodies' both as my next films after 'The Wackness.' In my head, I was just like, 'I'll try the big, fun, adventure-weird movie, and I'll do the small, heartfelt comedy-drama, and one of them will probably work out, and I'll get to work more.'

Jonathan Levine

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• Men whose sense of taste is destroyed by sickness, sometimes think honey sour. A diseased eye does not see many things which do exist, and notes many things which do not exist. The same thing frequently takes place with regard to the force of words, when the critic is inferior to the writer.

  

  Saint Basil
  • Men
  • Words
  • Eye

• You think about taking audiences on a journey.

  

  Sam Mendes
  • Think
  • You
  • Journey

• I work so hard, but... everything just goes my way! It's insane!

  

  Zara Larsson
  • Work
  • Everything
  • Just

• I do think that 'Pretty Little Liars' has raised the bar in how social media can tie into the fan base watching the show.

  

  Laura Leighton
  • Think
  • Pretty
  • Media

• When talking about writing, I often use the analogy of archaeology. There are these great tunes all around. Your skill as a musician allows you to pick them out without breaking them.

  

  Pat Metheny
  • Great
  • Writing
  • You

• And I'm not an actress. I don't think I am an actress. I think I've created a brand and a business.

  

  Pamela Anderson
  • Business
  • Create
  • Brand

• John Sayles is good. He's like a good thoroughbred owner - he leaves the trainers alone.

  

  D. B. Sweeney
  • Good
  • Alone
  • Like

• It's funny, I was talking to somebody who writes for a cop show, and he was saying how they aren't allowed to acknowledge Christmas, Thanksgiving, Valentine's Day, just because it has to be able to play forever.

  

  Hannah Simone
  • Funny
  • Day
  • Forever

• It's just someone has labelled us as having a different label to do what you do. I find that labels are the worst thing in the world for artistic expression.

  

  Ornette Coleman
  • World
  • Different
  • Find

• I'm a cynic about corporate democracy and boards.

  

  Carl Icahn
  • Democracy
  • Corporate
  • Boards

• I never really have to sit at a desk thinking, 'What should I do now?' It doesn't work like that for me, and it never has. My thinking process is constant.

  

  Raf Simons
  • Work
  • Thinking
  • Process

• But I think boys ultimately are easier than girls.

  

  Patricia Heaton
  • Think
  • I Think
  • Than

• I always try to start my weekend by running on the beach, which is great fun here in Barcelona.

  

  Daniel Bruhl
  • Great
  • Fun
  • Running

• Robots of the world, you are ordered to exterminate the human race. Do not spare the men. Do not spare the women. Preserve only the factories, railroads, machines, mines, and raw materials. Destroy everything else. Then return to work. Work must not cease.

  

  Karel Capek
  • World
  • Work
  • Men

• I used to play the trombone and the trumpet, which I still have, but I haven't picked up for a long time.

  

  Sam Heughan
  • Up
  • Time
  • Long

• Music is love, love is music, music is life, and I love my life. Thank you and good night.

  

  AJ McLean
  • Life
  • Good
  • Music

• A lot of young men are frustrated and looking for someone to blame.

  

  Warren Farrell
  • Men
  • Looking
  • Blame

• I do my best work if I think about what it is I have to offer.

  

  Barbara Kingsolver
  • Work
  • Think
  • Best

• I think I'm designed to regret everything.

  

  James Murphy
  • Regret

• The reason business writing is horrible is that people are afraid. Afraid to say what they mean, because they might be criticized for it. Afraid to be misunderstood, to be accused of saying what they didn't mean, because they might be criticized for it.

  

  Seth Godin
  • People
  • Writing
  • Mean

• When we do fantasy, we must not lose sight of reality.

  

  Walt Disney
  • Reality

• In high school, I was doing a skit for forensics and people started laughing, more than I was prepared to deal with. It was a surprise.

  

  Kristen Schaal
  • People
  • School
  • High

• I never thought that I would become Nia Sharma. I never imagined I would end up earning this much money. I never thought I would earn this much in my entire life.

  

  Nia Sharma
  • Life
  • Up
  • Money

• I kind of viewed '50/ 50' and 'Warm Bodies' both as my next films after 'The Wackness.' In my head, I was just like, 'I'll try the big, fun, adventure-weird movie, and I'll do the small, heartfelt comedy-drama, and one of them will probably work out, and I'll get to work more.'

  

  Jonathan Levine
  • Work
  • Movie
  • Fun