Jonah Hill quotes

Jonah Hill is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker known for his roles in both comedic and dramatic films. His performances in movies like "Superbad," "Moneyball," and "The Wolf of Wall Street" have earned him critical acclaim and award nominations. He continues to shape contemporary Hollywood with his versatility and unique style. Here are 45 of his quotes:

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

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I'm an actor, I'm not a comedian, I never was a comedian.

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I love my parents. But I'm almost 28 and it's 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. It's this juxtaposition of feeling annoyed and really lucky to have people who love you so much.

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'Funny People' is my favorite performance of myself to date. Even though it's a comedy and there are serious moments, I really felt like Leo felt like a real person. It didn't feel like I was playing myself. Whether it's a comedy or drama, I just try to make it as realistic as possible.

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It's always better to shock people and change people's expectations than to give them exactly what they think you can do. It's not unexpected for me to be in a comedy film anymore; I'm no longer the underdog in that world. Not that I'm great or good at it or anything, it's just that I've done a bunch of them, so you're not shocked.

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I assume everything I do in life is gonna be a failure, and then if it turns up roses, then I'm psyched.

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I mean, I find things that happened in real life to be the funniest - things that you observe instead of crazy abstract things, you know.

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New Orleans is like the bad-kid island in 'Pinocchio.'

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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.'

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I've never had issues with popularity. I was always a popular guy... I've always had friends and loved ones and everything, so it wasn't like, "Oh man, I gotta fill some void that was left by high school." I had a great high-school experience.

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Albert Brooks is definitely one of my biggest influences, for sure.

Jonah Hill

All my friends were in college when I was making 'Superbad.' We were drinking beer and watching movies and eating pizza. It wasn't like I was going to nice restaurants or anything like that, and I lived like a frat guy. Eventually it was time to grow up, be healthy and be responsible. You can't live like a kid forever, you know?

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'21 Jump Street' is great. I just made that, and produced it and was a writer on it. It's starring myself and Channing Tatum, and maybe some surprise guests.

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Professionally, I feel like I won the lottery and I am the luckiest person in the entire world.

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I run and do a lot of push-ups and eat healthy.

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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.

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'Allen Gregory' came about because we wanted an animated show and we were just tossing around some ideas about me playing a 7-year-old. We thought that would be cool, because we couldn't do that in real life.

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Besides the fact that I make movies, there's nothing interesting about my life at all, unfortunately.

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I would never remake something that was like 'The Godfather.' Things that are truly important to me, I could never remake or reboot, or whatever.

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I grew up in the '80s in L.A., so Ice Cube and Magic Johnson are my heroes.

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I'm really proud of 'Moneyball.' To me, it's about feeling pride in a movie I made. I think when I'm an old man I'll be able to show it to my grandkids with pride. That's all I can really go for: making movies to please me.

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I was thin in high school and then I gained weight. I went to a nutritionist. I learned for the first time about what things are healthy to eat, basically.

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