Joshua Leonard quotes

Pain is pain, joy is joy - you can't avoid bringing pieces of yourself into a role. (Joshua Leonard)
We hit a stride where all self-consciousness disappeared. View quote
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In horror, character development is often pushed aside in favor of the shock value. The best genre movies to me are movies like The Shining. You had a connection to the characters in that film. View quote
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I would love to direct some day. It's a good job for a control freak. View quote
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I ultimately have faith though, that good films will find their audience. View quote
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Being behind a camera, in front of the camera, is my own little deconstructionist niche. View quote
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Actors are such an insecure breed. View quote
Joshua Leonard
The first thing I do when I read a part is see if I can identify emotionally with a character. If I make that connection, everything else is just working on knowing their life circumstances and manifesting those through practice and research. View quote
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We ended up with 19 hours of footage and had to narrow it down to an hour and a half. Our instructions were to film everything that came up, including the more mundane moments. View quote
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I've done almost 20 films and I still worry about not finding the next one. View quote
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Even in the realest American cinema that I see, there's still not that sense that this is reality. There's still that sense that you are watching a movie. And hopefully, if we did get our jobs right, that sense disappears when you watch this movie. (Joshua Leonard)
I'm less interested in slasher, and go more for roles that can affect you on a personal level. I'm interested in human empathy in the movies I see, and in the ones I am a part of. View quote
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I think as long as there are folks on the fringe who want to make movies, the indie scene will still be around. I do think it's getting harder to get them seen though. View quote
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I'm really proud of Blair Witch Project as a film, but as far as the cultural phenomenon of it - that was just weird luck. View quote
Joshua Leonard