"The hardest thing for me to do, and the best thing I've done and learned as an actor is to sacrifice being funny in certain circumstances in order to do something that makes sense for the story or the character, or emotionally."

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Source: Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse of Superbad. Interview with Nathan Rabin, www.avclub.com. August 15, 2007.

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Jonah Hill

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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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