Books Recommended by Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Letters to a Young Poet
Rainer Maria Rilke
Source: "I think it gets a lot [...] in terms of being intrinsically motivated, which is so important, especially if you’re going to be an artist." - Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Save The Cat!
The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need
Blake Snyder
Source: "Smart in a lot of ways, but also, with all due respect to the smart guy who wrote it, sort of cynical and off-putting at times." - Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Remix
Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy
Lawrence Lessig
Source: "About what it means to take something someone else has created and make it your own." - Joseph Gordon-Levitt
What We Owe the Future
William MacAskill
Source: "Both terrifying and uplifting." - Joseph Gordon-Levitt
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