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" I have a cameo in every movie. In '50/50,' I'm in the back of the bus. "
Jonathan Levine
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Back
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" For me, it's always more interesting to look at things when you don't really have a horse in the race, so to speak. "
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" I think Giuliani started a trend that Bloomberg continued with rampant gentrification, and I think it's tough because why would any city choose not to do that? "
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" As I continue to evolve as a filmmaker, I'm going to continue to do different stuff. "
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" On '50/50,' even though it was 8 million dollars, it was all acting-intensive. "
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" I like to branch out as much as I can, but I feel like the movies that are closest to my heart are 'The Wackness' and '50/50' - the ones that are dramedies that have that human element to them. "
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" I really hope everyone who saw 'Twilight' sees 'Warm Bodies,' but at the same time... I don't resent the comparison on a level of quality because I don't judge other movies like that. Now that I make movies, I see how hard it is to do everything. I pretty much love all movies. "
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" As a director, your expectation and reality don't always match up, and I think that that's... I think it's a little jarring. "
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" I used to obsess on critical reactions to my films, and it's really not a healthy way to live your life, so my new take on it is simply, 'I hope people like it!' I'm not going to be looking at the tomato meter for at least a year! I was very lucky on '50/50' that most critics really liked it. "
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" I used to drive a convertible around L.A. a lot. "
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" I love Jamaica so much. I've been there so much, and I think it would be great if we could shoot a movie there. "
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Love
Think
" I was actually shooting 'Warm Bodies' on the day that '50/50' came out, which I don't recommend to other filmmakers because I was sort of a wreck. Actually, it was good for me, because I had work to do, so I couldn't obsess all day and be checking how '50/50' was doing! "
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" Usually, the kills are almost Wile E. Coyote kind of things in horror movies. "
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Horror
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" It's rare that movies can sort of capture the tone of life; movies always feel like they have to be one thing or another. "
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Movies
Capture
Always
" I grew up with Woody Allen and early Spike Lee movies in which New York was such a specific character. The city has a certain vibe and beat which really informs your entire existence. "
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Early
City
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" 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.' "
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Head
Small
Try
" For me, I just value my friendships so much. I mean, I love my family, too, but my friends - I have a really special connection with my friends. "
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Family
Value
Mean
" For whatever reason, the films I gravitate towards do have these strange sort of tonal balances to them... I kind of realized on '50/ 50' why I liked these blending of tones, because I think it's kind of what life is like: funny one minute, sad the next, scary the next. "
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Strange
Think
Sad
" Any time I hear certain songs I put in a movie, I have to not listen to them anymore because I associate them with that movie. They take on that association rather than the association I had when I first heard them. So it's kinda bittersweet to put a song in a movie, honestly. "
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Time
Song
Listen
" I definitely think for up and coming filmmakers, people graduating from film school, people that want to do their own movies, horror movies are a great way to go. "
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Great
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Think
" I really like it when movies take a song and use it to counterpoint a scene. "
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Scene
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" To be a director, you have to think you're the best. Ever since I went to film school, I imagined that you have to think deep down that you want to be Martin Scorsese or you want to be P.T. Anderson. Like, am I as good as those guys? Absolutely not. I feel like I keep learning, and I feel like I keep getting better. "
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Deep
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" I learned some big lessons on my first film, a horror film which was never released in the U.S., even though we sold it to Harvey Weinstein for a lot of money. "
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Never
Big
Film
" I was Paul Schrader's assistant for six months before I went to film school, and he's very much about knowing what's going to happen on every page before you even start writing dialogue - the entire plot and character arcs are mapped out. "
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Start
Writing
" I really don't like when you see improv scenes go on too long. It really bothers me, even if the jokes are good. "
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You
See
Good
" I don't often watch something I've done on TV. Usually, I'll change the channel and watch something else. "
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Watch
Change
Done
" I think people will always want to go see a movie, whether it's a comedy and you want to see it and laugh with people, or whatever. "
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You
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" 'Warm Bodies' - I was contractually obligated to deliver a PG-13 movie. But, like, I wanted it to be PG-13 because it's for younger people, and I don't want them not to be able to see it. I mean, you have to kind of think about the marketplace as well. "
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" I think it's cyclical. Zombies have been around for ages, and vampires have run their course; we've had so many vampire movies. "
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Run
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" I was intimidated by Malkovich for, like, a couple of days, and then I wasn't. He's awesome. He's so cool. He was so wonderful to work with. "
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