Jonah Hill
Jonah Hill
Jonah Hill Feldstein, known professionally as Jonah Hill, is an American actor, producer, and comedian. Hill is known for his comedic roles in films such as Accepted, Superbad, Knocked Up, 21 Jump Street, This Is the End, and 22 Jump Street, as well as his performances in Moneyballand The Wolf of Wall Street, for which he received Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActor
Date of Birth20 December 1983
CountryUnited States of America
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."
I learn a lot from every director that I work with. I sit on set and watch them, every one.
The great romance of your youth is your best friend at that age.
Once you make a movie like 'Superbad,' when it's popular and you're the lead, you get offered all kinds of things and there's a temptation to make bad movies either for the money or to maintain your relevance in pop culture.
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.
The great thing about 'Allen Gregory' is that we try to make it really questionable that the things he says have happened, have really happened. We like that ambiguity.
I really care about this stuff, I care about movies, and you just have to be strong and don't be stupid; freedom of choice is a big responsibility, and I'm lucky enough not to have to just take any movie to pay the rent, so there's no need to be greedy.
I'm an actor, I'm not a comedian, I never was a comedian.
Professionally, I feel like I won the lottery and I am the luckiest person in the entire world.
I grew up with baseball; I played in Little League and went to games with my dad. But I, as I grew up, became more of a basketball fanatic than a baseball one.
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.
Be open to other people's ideas. Don't get arrogant about your ideas. Shoot a lot of options so you're not stuck with just one version of something.
You just have to be strong and don't be stupid; freedom of choice is a big responsibility.
A whole generation was raised to learn about comedy from 'The Simpsons.' To get to be in a booth with Homer and Marge and be in Springfield - it was unimaginable the emotions that I felt.