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Joseph Gordon-Levitt on the Anxiety of Unfulfilled Dreams

The Anxious Achiever

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Are You Seeing Human Nature Differently?

"My whole skill, like, what i'm really good at is controlling my emotions," she says. "You don't just turn emotions on and off with a switch." Em has to work her way into the character's emotional state in order for it to ring true; if you force it, it'll look forced to an audience. She uses various tools or techniques such as listening to music or doing physical exercise when acting.

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