“I think there is something beautiful in reveling in sadness. The proof is how beautiful sad songs can be. So I don’t think being sad is to be avoided. It’s apathy and boredom you want to avoid. But feeling anything is good, I think. Maybe that’s sadistic of me.”

“I really try to make movies as good as I can, and create a convincing character who means something to me and maybe other people. The notion of celebrity is kind of saying, ‘All that doesn’t matter. We’re not interested in the story you’re trying to tell. What interests us is you, your name, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, quote-unquote, and who you’re dating or what you’re eating or…’ And to me, that’s like, Wow, so you’re saying what I love and spend so much time caring about is irrelevant and doesn’t matter? Fuck you, too.”

“When I was Younger, I wanted to be something.Now, I just want to be younger.”

“I know other worlds exist. I can see them in my peripheral vision.”

“When you become a ghost feel free to haunt me.”

“I collect flickering starsin old pickling jars,poking holes in the lidsso they can breathe.”

“I lost youwhen you left meto find yourself.”