"It's always better to shock people and change people's expectations than to give them exactly what they think you can do."
"As an actor, you tell part of a story. As a writer, you get more of telling that story. But as a director, they're seeing the world through your eyes."
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Source: Jonah Hill: The ESQ+A. Interview with Scott Raab, www.esquire.com. September 20, 2011.
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