Jonah Hill Success Lessons<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n#22 \u201cI want to meet the man who saw a turtle and said, \u201cPeople will LOVE the ninja version of that<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>Jonah Hill<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n#23 \u201cThe great romance of your youth is your best friend at that age.\u201d<\/p>Jonah Hill<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n#24 \u201cI like when you can have a conversation with people and it\u2019s not just stock questions.\u201d<\/p>Jonah Hill<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n#25 \u201cProfessionally, I feel like I won the lottery and I am the luckiest person in the entire world.\u201d<\/p>Jonah Hill<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n#26 \u201cIt’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.\u201d<\/p>Jonah Hill<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n#27 \u201cAll my friends were in college when I was making ‘Superbad.’ We were drinking beer, 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?\u201d<\/p>Jonah Hill<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n#28 \u201cI always wanted to be a filmmaker when I was younger, not an actor. I was an eight-year-old who dreamed of being a writer on ‘The Simpsons,’ which was a weird dream to have. But I started taking acting classes as a way to learn how to direct actors and I sort of fell in love with it.\u201d<\/p>Jonah Hill<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n#29 \u201cI’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.\u201d<\/p>Jonah Hill<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n#30 \u201cI 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.\u201d<\/p>Jonah Hill<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n#31 \u201cYeah, I grew up in the public eye. I became a man in the public eye, which is kind of a bizarre thing to come to terms with. Now I’m in my late 20s and I was in my early 20s when I became recognizable. But I think ‘Moneyball’ represents a very strong shift in my career and becoming an adult and a man.\u201d<\/p>Jonah Hill<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n#32 \u201cYou really feel an obligation to someone when they\u2019re trusting you to do something, and you promise that you\u2019ll come through for them.\u201d<\/p>Jonah Hill<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n#33 \u201cI always say I want to eventually shift my career to directing and writing.\u201d<\/p>Jonah Hill<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n#34 \u201cWriting has made me a better actor. Acting has made me a better writer. So why wouldn\u2019t directing make me a better actor and writer?\u201d<\/p>Jonah Hill<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n#35 \u201cI just like to act and write and produce. To me, making movies is the ultimate goal.\u201d<\/p>Jonah Hill<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n#36 \u201cI learn a lot from every director that I work with. I sit on set and watch them, everyone.\u201d<\/p>Jonah Hill<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n#37 \u201cI would never remake something that was like \u2018The Godfather.\u2019 Things that are truly important to me, I could never remake or reboot, or whatever.\u201d<\/p>Jonah Hill<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n#38 \u201cI run and do a lot of push-ups and eat healthily.\u201d<\/p>Jonah Hill<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n#39 \u201cI\u2019ve never had issues with popularity. I was always a popular guy\u2026 I\u2019ve always had friends and loved ones and everything, so it wasn\u2019t like, \u2018Oh man, I gotta fill some void that was left by high school.\u2019 I had a great high-school experience.\u201d<\/p>Jonah Hill<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n#40 \u201cWriting is as big a part of my career as acting is, financially and time-wise. So, yeah, I love it. That\u2019s 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.\u201d<\/p>Jonah Hill<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n