Ive learned through experience of playing different characters, some of whom were jerks, that when you play a character who is pretentious or obnoxious, in any way, its important to knock them down a peg. – Jonah Hill
I love it, man Im 23 years old and Im lucky enough to write movies as a job! I just feel really blessed and cant believe its happening. – Jonah Hill
I love my parents. But Im almost 28 and its not fun to be asked, What are you doing today? What do you want for dinner? When are you going to be home? It just makes you feel like a kid. Its this juxtaposition of feeling annoyed and really lucky to have people who love you so much. – Jonah Hill
Ive never had issues with popularity. I was always a popular guy… Ive always had friends and loved ones and everything, so it wasnt like, Oh man, I gotta fill some void that was left by high school. I had a great high-school experience. – Jonah Hill
We have that illusion that we are deciding what to make a character do, in order to convey our message or something like that. But, at least in my experience, you are often more like a river-rafting guide whos been paid a bonus to purposely steer your clients into the roughest possible water. – George Saunders