"If you're trying to make someone happy, you gotta try and make them happy. If you're trying to have a normal conversation, you've got to have a normal conversation. If you're trying to make them sad, you've got to make them sad. I think that's how you get real performances out of people."

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Source: Jonah Hill On Set Interview GET HIM TO THE GREEK – Also Talks THE ADVENTURER’S HANDBOOK, His Career, Sequels, and SO Much More. Interview with Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub, collider.com. April 13, 2010.

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Jonah Hill

Actor, Producer, Director

Jonah Hill is an acclaimed actor and filmmaker known for his roles in 'Superbad' and 'The Wolf of Wall Street', as well as his directorial debut 'Mid90s'.

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