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#312: Joseph Gordon-Levitt — Actor, Filmmaker, and Entrepreneur
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Published: Thu May 03 2018
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt (@hitRECordJoe) is an actor whose career spans three decades, and ranges from television (3rd Rock from the Sun) to arthouse (Mysterious Skin, Brick) to multiplex (Inception, 500 Days of Summer, Looper, Snowden). He made his feature screenwriting and directorial debut with Don Jon (Independent Spirit Award nomination, Best First Screenplay). He also founded and directs HITRECORD, an online community of artists emphasizing collaboration over self-promotion. HITRECORD has evolved into a "community-sourced" production company that publishes books, puts out records, produces videos for brands from LG to the ACLU, and has won an Emmy for its variety show HitRecord on TV.Enjoy!This podcast is brought to you by Four Sigmatic. I’ve been drinking this company’s mushroom-infused coffees and elixirs for years, and now I’ve got something new to share: Mushroom Matcha. It’s a green tea designed as a coffee alternative, perfect for those of us trying to cut back on caffeine without losing its associated cognitive boost. And for the curious and disgusted: no, it doesn’t actually taste like mushrooms.Four Sigmatic Mushroom Matcha includes L-theanine, a relaxing amino acid that results in a feeling of balanced energy without giving you the jitters, and astragalus, an adaptogen known for its immune system supporting and stress reducing properties. You can try the Matcha right now, along with a combination of Four Sigmatic’s other flagship products, by going to foursigmatic.com/timtim and using code TIMTIM at checkout for a special listener discount!This podcast is also brought to you by WordPress, my go-to platform for 24/7-supported, zero downtime blogging, writing online, creating websites — everything! I love it to bits, and the lead developer, Matt Mullenweg, has appeared on this podcast many times.Whether for personal use or business, you’re in good company with WordPress — used by The New Yorker, Jay Z, Beyoncé, FiveThirtyEight, TechCrunch, TED, CNN, and Time, just to name a few. A source at Google told me that WordPress offers “the best out-of-the-box SEO imaginable,” which is probably why it runs nearly 30% of the Internet. Go to WordPress.com/Tim to get 15% off your website today!***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Please fill out the form at tim.blog/sponsor.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferriss Instagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferriss YouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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The episode is an advertisement for the 5 Bullet Friday email newsletter created by the host.
00:00 - 00:53 (00:53)
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The episode is an advertisement for the 5 Bullet Friday email newsletter created by the host.

Episode
#312: Joseph Gordon-Levitt — Actor, Filmmaker, and Entrepreneur
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The Tim Ferriss Show
In this podcast, Tim Ferriss talks with Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
00:53 - 07:09 (06:15)
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt
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#312: Joseph Gordon-Levitt — Actor, Filmmaker, and Entrepreneur
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#312: Joseph Gordon-Levitt — Actor, Filmmaker, and Entrepreneur
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The actor shares his thoughts on why he chooses certain roles, mentioning how fortunate he is to have had the opportunity to do so.
12:52 - 20:59 (08:06)
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Acting
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The actor shares his thoughts on why he chooses certain roles, mentioning how fortunate he is to have had the opportunity to do so. He also discusses the importance of a director's style in guiding an actor's performance.

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#312: Joseph Gordon-Levitt — Actor, Filmmaker, and Entrepreneur
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The speaker shares an experience of shooting a scene with Steven Spielberg and how he learned the importance of hitting a mark during a shot.
20:59 - 30:09 (09:10)
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Filmmaking
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The speaker shares an experience of shooting a scene with Steven Spielberg and how he learned the importance of hitting a mark during a shot. He also learned that Spielberg didn't rely on shot listing and instead trusted his instincts and the actors.

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#312: Joseph Gordon-Levitt — Actor, Filmmaker, and Entrepreneur
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In this podcast, Tim Ferriss discusses the importance of having a decisive director when making a film.
30:10 - 36:25 (06:15)
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#312: Joseph Gordon-Levitt — Actor, Filmmaker, and Entrepreneur
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The speaker shares their personal experience of quitting college, moving away from home, and eventually making the decision to go back to school.
36:25 - 42:43 (06:17)
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The speaker shares their personal experience of quitting college, moving away from home, and eventually making the decision to go back to school.

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#312: Joseph Gordon-Levitt — Actor, Filmmaker, and Entrepreneur
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In this conversation, the guest talks about a man addicted to pornography who objectifies everything, and the host interviews a guest who directed a movie.
42:44 - 49:15 (06:31)
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pornography, directing, language learning
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#312: Joseph Gordon-Levitt — Actor, Filmmaker, and Entrepreneur
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This podcast episode focuses on a coming-of-age story about media and how people objectify others.
49:15 - 55:51 (06:35)
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This podcast episode focuses on a coming-of-age story about media and how people objectify others. The host shares personal experiences of feeling objectified due to being in the media and discusses the negative effects of objectification on both the objectifier and the objectified.

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#312: Joseph Gordon-Levitt — Actor, Filmmaker, and Entrepreneur
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55:51 - 1:04:58 (09:06)
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Fame and Happiness
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#312: Joseph Gordon-Levitt — Actor, Filmmaker, and Entrepreneur
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The guest speaker discusses how deliberate breaks from one's career in entertainment can be beneficial and how some agents should take note of proper etiquette regarding giving respect to clients who take time off.
1:04:59 - 1:14:18 (09:19)
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Entertainment Industry
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The guest speaker discusses how deliberate breaks from one's career in entertainment can be beneficial and how some agents should take note of proper etiquette regarding giving respect to clients who take time off.

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#312: Joseph Gordon-Levitt — Actor, Filmmaker, and Entrepreneur
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In this episode, the host and guest discuss how to overcome self-doubt and rejection, and finding motivation and optimism to keep creating despite facing rejection.
1:14:19 - 1:22:27 (08:07)
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#312: Joseph Gordon-Levitt — Actor, Filmmaker, and Entrepreneur
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1:22:27 - 1:34:50 (12:23)
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt explains how the idea for Hit Record, a collaborative production company, was born and how it evolved into a community of artists working together on creative projects. He also discusses the challenges of turning the project into a business while preserving its collaborative spirit.

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#312: Joseph Gordon-Levitt — Actor, Filmmaker, and Entrepreneur
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt talks about his motivation, HitRecord’s platform, and how he started his podcast as a way of decompressing from a difficult writing project.
1:34:51 - 1:45:14 (10:23)
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HitRecord
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt talks about his motivation, HitRecord’s platform, and how he started his podcast as a way of decompressing from a difficult writing project.

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#312: Joseph Gordon-Levitt — Actor, Filmmaker, and Entrepreneur
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The interviewer is a member of hit record.
1:45:14 - 1:53:21 (08:07)
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1:53:21 - 2:00:26 (07:04)
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Writing, Creativity
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In this podcast, Tim Ferriss discusses the process of writing and creating with the focus on the importance of just getting started and writing short stories as a starting point for any writing ambitions. He also promotes HitRecord, a collaborative platform where people can come together to create art and media projects.

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#312: Joseph Gordon-Levitt — Actor, Filmmaker, and Entrepreneur
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#312: Joseph Gordon-Levitt — Actor, Filmmaker, and Entrepreneur
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