Meet: Joseph Gordon-Levitt as ARTHUR l THE POINT MAN
Meet: Joseph Gordon-Levitt as ARTHUR l THE POINT MAN
Written by Shahlin Graves   
Friday, 16 July 2010 02:09
Joseph Gordon-Levitt as ARTHUR l THE POINT MAN “Arthur is the organized one, the one making sure everything is in its right place. The way I see it, Cobb is the artist and Arthur is the producer. He’s the one saying, ‘Okay, you have your vision; now I’m going to figure out how to make all the nuts and bolts work so you can do your thing.’ But as fastidious and professional as he is, Arthur didn’t want to apply his organizational skills to being a lawyer or doctor or any of the things he could have been because sharing dreams is fascinating. It’s not just a job for him. I think the technology of dream sharing is something that has inspired him since he first heard about it so, ultimately, it’s not the money he’s doing it for. He wouldn’t risk his life for a good paycheck. He loves it.”
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt [ Arthur ]


“Joe is a tremendous actor to work with—very charismatic, extremely dedicated, and also physically adept. He is a performer who doesn’t just find the internal life of the character but also projects the physical expression of that through his movements and expressions.  And that’s good because there was definitely a very physical component to playing Arthur.”
- Christopher Nolan [ Director ]

Joseph Gordon-Levitt as ARTHUR l THE POINT MAN

“I consider myself a creative person and dreams are where we’re all artists. Everything you do in a dream—everything you see, everything you hear, everyone you talk to—is your creation. That’s evidence of how powerful the creative mind could be if we were to let it, so it intrigued me to do a movie about dreams. You could call it a heist film, but I think of it more as a con artist film. I think of our characters as gentlemen thieves, and I identify with them because they are artists, or actors. They’re lying for a living...not just lying but manufacturing truth. They’re creating reality, and that’s what I do, too."
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt [ Arthur ]

Joseph Gordon-Levitt as ARTHUR l THE POINT MAN

"I definitely got in better physical shape than I’ve ever been in my life. I had to be fit enough to pull it off, and I also had to learn to keep my balance and carry out a fight scene while jumping from surface to surface. In order to get it done, I couldn’t think of the floor being the floor and the ceiling being the ceiling. I had to think of it like, ‘This is the ground. Okay, now this is the ground. And now, this is the ground.’ It was just that the ‘ground’ was always moving under me. That was the mind game I had to play to make it work. That was also the most fun because no one else was controlling me; it was up to me to keep my balance. But the wires were a different story. Gravity and I went head-to-head a lot in this movie. But I loved it. I got to fly, which—I don’t think I’m alone in saying—has always been a dream of mine.”
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt [ Arthur ]

"I was delighted that Joe wanted to do it all on his own, once it became evident that his skill was such that he could do it safely. It was a huge advantage in fusing the action with the character because with every punch, every kick, every bit of action, it’s all Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Arthur.”
- Christopher Nolan [ Director ]

Joseph Gordon-Levitt as ARTHUR l THE POINT MAN

Steal Arthur's fashion style HERE - then watch an interview with Joseph Gordon-Levitt about 'Inception' below... You can also watch our exclusive interview with Ellen Page and Gordon-Levitt HERE!


Click HERE to watch the latest trailer for 'Inception'. Or watch a behind-the-scenes video and character featurette HERE.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt as ARTHUR l THE POINT MAN
 

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