Joseph Gordon-Levitt Is An 'Elle' Man

Joseph Gordon-Levitt suits up for a feature with Elle, which named him its “Elle Man.”

Here’s what the 30-year-old 50/50 star had to share:

On creating the production company HitRecord.org: “Nobody wanted to hire me – I can see where they wouldn’t want the kid from 3rd Rock From the Sun. I came to the conclusion, I’m not going to wait for somebody to tell me that I’m allowed to be creative. The metaphor of pushing that red button sort of became my symbol for that kind of self-started creativity.”

50/50 co-star Bryce Dallas Howard, on Joseph: “My dad [director Ron Howard] said Tom Hanks always talked about equipoise. It’s total relaxation and complete focus at the same time. That’s the biggest struggle for an actor – not to be focused but amped up, or relaxed and sloppy. Joe’s relaxed and hyper-present always.”

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