Jonathan Levine
Jonathan Levine
Jonathan A. Levineis an American film director and screenwriter. He is probably best known for directing 50/50 in 2011...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth18 June 1976
CountryUnited States of America
fell grabbed knew love
'Warm Bodies' was a more long-term thing; I had to write the script, who knew if it was every really going to happen, if I'd find the right actors, and so on, so I grabbed '50/50' because I just fell in love with it.
allow characters fan great hal home huge love
I've been a huge fan of Hal Ashby forever. And I think that the distinctive thing about 'Coming Home' is the love story, and how - kind of emotionally real it is, and how these two characters allow each other to see their - kind of vulnerabilities. And it's great because it's a love story that's not really that cheesy, either.
comparison hard hope judge level love movies quality resent saw sees time
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.
bill building community effect ethnic friend friendship good master nurturing relations religious turn
In community relations, you don't know for years the effect you've had. Building good relations is like nurturing a friendship over years. In a crisis, you can turn to your friend in another ethnic or religious community and say, 'I need your help.' Bill has been just a master at this kind of community building.
came rid
After that came out in the paper, they wanted me gone, they wanted to get rid of me.
both films heartfelt next viewed work
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.'
hang whoever
I like a pretty relaxed, fun set. Everyone knows they can bring whoever they want and hang out.
genre grew horror less movies slasher zombie
I like zombie movies, and I like genre movies a lot. To watch. Less so to make, I think. But I grew up on that stuff. I would just grow up watching a lot of horror movies, a lot of slasher movies and then zombie movies.
community explain police
I want the police to acknowledge that what they did was wrong. They need to explain to the community why they did this to me.
against brought charge help leave police
Every charge they brought against me was bogus. The police don't like me and wanted me to leave town. I have done nothing but help the community.
critical critics hope life liked looking lucky obsess people reactions tomato
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.
almost natural picky point
As a director, there's no natural career progression. So after 'The Wackness,' which was very personal to me, I was very, very picky about what I was going to do next, to the point where I think that I was almost too picky.
bit box calling came exciting movies offered people saw since stop though time
Right after 'The Wackness' came out, it was a really exciting time, and then it was a bit disappointing when it came out. Even though not that many people saw it, I was still getting offered some movies. I was thinking that people would just stop calling me since it didn't do very well at the box office.
I have a cameo in every movie. In '50/50,' I'm in the back of the bus.