![]() ![]() I've seen master directors take an hour to fix a problem that it would take Scorsese 30 seconds. To watch someone on that level run a film set, tell a story, fix problems-the highest level of directing skills I've seen are high-end problem-fixing. I mean.do you have a few days? I think he's the greatest living filmmaker. What did you learn from Scorsese on Wolf of Wall Street? And you learn as much from people's mistakes as their triumphs. All these directors I worked for were like professors. A mistake I often saw was people doing it just to do it, you know? If I wanted this to be a career I'll be privileged enough to continue-to make another film-I knew I had to wait until I had the skills, confidence and maturity to lead. But it was what I've wanted my whole life. You look at their first films and you go, Wow, those films clearly meant something to them.Īll the years you were acting in films, were you secretly fantasizing about being on the other side of the camera? I looked at my heroes-people like Mike Nichols or Barry Levinson, people who started in comedy and became great filmmakers. This interview has been slightly condensed for clarity. ![]() Hill spoke to Newsweek about moving from acting-to-directing, Mid90s's glorious hip-hop soundtrack and what it was like to attend "Jonah Hill Day" as, well, Jonah Hill. ![]()
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