09/17/2007
T Magazine Talks to Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Joseph Gordon-Levitt takes a moment to chat with the New York Times "T" men's fashion magazine about his acting career. Here are a couple outtakes:
NYT: In [Mysterious Skin], you play a gay hustler. It was a bold decision to take on that role. Were you nervous?
JGL: "I find it very strange when people say, 'How could you make that movie?' I never had any trepidation. When I read the script, I thought the director, Gregg Araki, would want me for another part, the sensitive boy. He said,'No — I want you to be sexy.' I had not heard that a lot. I was always cast as the friend or the nice guy. It’s really great when someone says, 'I want you to be the sexy one.'"
NYT: It’s interesting that critics consider it riskier from a career standpoint to play a gay hustler than a soldier in an unpopular war, or a psychotic hit man, which you play in your next film, “Killshot.”
JGL: "As an actor, you have to be open-minded. That’s one of the great aspects of the job. In the real world, people make judgments all the time. But as an actor, you can’t judge. I would rather play someone who is different from me. You can’t be a bigot and be a great actor."
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it is nice to see a smart, talented and humble artist! way to keep it real jg-l.
Posted by: bp | Sep 17, 2007 12:43:36 PM
God, he makes me sweat! Whew.
Posted by: soulbrotha | Sep 17, 2007 1:01:35 PM
Mysterious skin is awesome!
Posted by: davey | Sep 17, 2007 1:37:28 PM
Best quote ever: "You can’t be a bigot and be a great actor."
Take that Ronald Reagan, John Wayne, Fred Thompson, and the rest of you confused Hollywood right-wingers!!
Posted by: Jonathon | Sep 17, 2007 1:40:46 PM
He's smart,sexy, and talented.
Posted by: michael | Sep 17, 2007 2:16:47 PM
I met him last December at a party. Talked to him for quite a while, he's super friendly. Great guy.
Posted by: JLS | Sep 17, 2007 4:29:30 PM
It's hard to imagine him thinking he couldn't play the sexy one...
Seriously, though, he's one of the best young actors out there. In some ways, I hope he catches on, but then again I think I'd rather he continue to make more films like Mysterious Skin and none like most of the Hollywood trash thrown on screens in recent years.
Posted by: Ryan | Sep 18, 2007 6:28:22 PM