Jonah Hill Quotes About Writing

Quotes about: Writing

• I started writing and acting in these little plays and then I was discovered by Dustin Hoffman. He got me my first audition for a film he was in, called 'I Heart Huckabees.'

  Jonah Hill

  Writing, Heart, Play

  "Jonah Hill: 'People think I'm a horny, foul-mouthed teenager. But I'm 26 and very ambitious'". Interview With Tom Lamont, www.theguardian.com. June 19, 2010.

• I believe in collaboration. I think that is the most entertaining and effective way to write for me, personally.

  Jonah Hill

  Believe, Writing, Thinking

• When I was growing up, my parents asked me what I wanted to do, and I said that I wanted to live in Springfield. They were like, "Well, that's not how it works. There is an actor who play Homer, and someone who writes what Homer says." So, I was like, "Well, I want to write what Homer says."

  Jonah Hill

  Growing Up, Writing, Play

  "Jonah Hill "Allen Gregory" Interview". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. October 29, 2011.

• I just like to act and write and produce. To me, making movies is the ultimate goal.

  Jonah Hill

  Writing, Goal, Produce

  "Jonah Hill Talks ‘The Sitter,’ Weight Loss And Disgust With Kardashians". Interview with Nicki Gostin, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 13, 2011.

• Sometimes what happens I think is that actors finish a movie and they go, oh my god, I'm never going to work again, even big huge actors, and so they'll take something thinking that something else will never come along. But for me, I freak out - because I'm a bit of a workaholic - the second I finish a movie going oh my god, what am I going to do, but I can start writing the next day so it doesn't force me to make a bad choice acting-wise.

  Jonah Hill

  Wise, Writing, Thinking

  "Jonah Hill Interview GET HIM TO THE GREEK". Interview with Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub, collider.com. June 2, 2010.

• I love it, man; I'm 23 years old and I'm lucky enough to write movies as a job! I just feel really blessed and can't believe it's happening.

  Jonah Hill

  Jobs, Believe, Blessed

  The IGN Interview, www.ign.com. May 31, 2007.

• I couldn't imagine someone playing me or writing a book about who I am. Although I let people write articles and try and express who I am, and it blows up wildly in my face.

  Jonah Hill

  Book, Writing, Blow

  Interview with Kyle Ryan, www.avclub.com. September 21, 2011.

• Writing has made me a better actor. Acting has made me a better writer. So why wouldn't directing make me a better actor and writer?

  Jonah Hill

  Writing, Acting, Actors

  "Jonah Hill: The ESQ+A". Interview with Scott Raab, www.esquire.com. September 20, 2011.

• As a writer, I haven't delved into dramatic writing. As an actor, I could always, even more so than comedy, do drama.

  Jonah Hill

  Drama, Writing, Actors

  Interview with Kyle Ryan, www.avclub.com. September 21, 2011.

• I always say I want to eventually shift my career to directing and writing.

  Jonah Hill

  Writing, Careers, Want

  "Jonah Hill: The ESQ+A". Interview with Scott Raab, www.esquire.com. September 20, 2011.

• As a writer, I haven't delved into dramatic writing. As an actor, I could always, even more so than comedy, do drama. When you do your comedy and your drama, your acting style doesn't change. If it's a comedy, the situations and the characters might be a little funnier, but you're just trying to be honest.

  Jonah Hill

  Drama, Writing, Character

  Source: film.avclub.com

• I think our culture has gotten so skewed. People assume that because you're an actor you want to write a book to exploit your celebrity, but my celebrity is only a byproduct of me making movies. I have no intention of being a celebrity.

  Jonah Hill

  Book, Writing, Thinking

  "Jonah Hill Talks ‘The Sitter,’ Weight Loss And Disgust With Kardashians". Interview with Nicki Gostin, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 13, 2011.

• Writing is as big a part of my career as acting is, financially and time wise. So, yeah, I love it. That's all I wanted to do since I was young was be a writer. So that and acting are the two most important aspects of my career.

  Jonah Hill

  Wise, Writing, Careers

  IGN Interview, www.ign.com. May 31, 2007.

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