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. Jonathan Levine Read Quote
If you know how to shoot a scene, then you know how to shoot an action scene. If you’ve seen an action movie, and you watched it, and you paid attention to how scenes are constructed and where the camera is and how the camera moves, then you know how to do it. Jonathan Levine Read Quote
I really don’t like when you see improv scenes go on too long. It really bothers me, even if the jokes are good. Jonathan Levine Read Quote
As I continue to evolve as a filmmaker, I’m going to continue to do different stuff. Jonathan Levine Read Quote
For me, the best high school movie is, like, ‘Fast Times’ and what Cameron Crowe is like. Jonathan Levine Read Quote
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. Jonathan Levine Read Quote
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. Jonathan Levine Read Quote
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. Jonathan Levine Read Quote
On ’50/50,’ even though it was 8 million dollars, it was all acting-intensive. Jonathan Levine Read Quote