A Brilliant Disguise
Joseph Gordon Levitt goes to Subway
GI Joe and (500) Days of Summer might be total opposites, but in a cool twist of fate, they star the same guy: Joseph Gordon Levitt.
The former child star plays a manic war hero and a manic monogamist, respectively, and that alone makes him interesting. Sift in his directorial debut, a short called Sparks, that debuted this year at Sundance, and the 28-year-old becomes positively fascinating.
So Stephanie Trong followed him to Subway and interviewed him. Plus, she got free refills of Dr. Pepper. That's a good day.
On The Internet
"I'm really excited about being alive right now. We have this new ability to communicate that could elevate us."
On his teen years after 3rd Rock from the Sun
"Everyone gets fucked with in high school. I was fucked with because I was on TV. And I think when you're not used to that, the world can be pretty harsh... I was probably a bit of a dick [back then]. I mean, not a dick but I had very simplistic and strong feelings about things, and right and wrong."
Why he majored in French at Columbia
"To be honest, I totally have a fetish for girls who are speaking French - I spend the whole movie turned on... I'm really excited because Marion Cotillard is in [his next movie] Inception. I'm excited to meet her."
Is Joseph hitting the gym?
"I remember realizing, when I played my part in Mysterious Skin, how much overlap there was between a prostitute and an actor. I was putting a lot of thought into what it would be like to have sex for money. It's really similar in a lot of ways, because you kind of have to play a role and satisfy your audience. And absolutely have them be attracted to you."
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STEPHANIE TRONG
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JJGG5 08/14/09 @ 2:22 p.m.
He is an excellent actor. Please, stay with the independently produced movies with the good parts.
CHRIS B 10/03/09 @ 6 p.m.What a great article and what an amazing artist. I remember hearing a song he wrote about not having war-time during christmas and it completely gave a different image of what an actor could be. And it's hilarious that Mr. Gordon Levitt could be in the best movie of the summer and in the worst.
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