Joshua Leonard Quotes

I've done almost 20 films and I still worry about not finding the next one.

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.

Sony could have $50 million and a sound stage and A-list actors and never make the same film. The constraints on this film became the essence of this film, became the power of this film.

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.

Being behind a camera, in front of the camera, is my own little deconstructionist niche.

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.

I ultimately have faith though, that good films will find their audience.

I would love to direct some day. It's a good job for a control freak.

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.

Pain is pain, joy is joy - you can't avoid bringing pieces of yourself into a role.