We all need a break from our work sometimes. No matter at what stage of career we are at, a little rest is necessary. Sometimes, it can stretch out to be a hiatus, as the case has been with actor, Joseph Gordon-Levitt. The actor, is back after a two year hiatus from films. He took a break to spend some time with his family.
Married to Tasha Mccauley and father of two children, he doesn’t intend on quitting films. Instead he is striving for a work life balance. He talked about this with ‘The Hollywood Reporter’, and in his interview said,
”I’m incredibly grateful for all of the things that I’ve gotten to do, but stopping wasn’t because I wanted to stop acting or stop working. It was because I wanted to spend time with my kids. So, now I’m finding that balance.”
Earlier he used to work on multiple projects in an year, which he has now stopped. Gordon now, prefers to work on one film in a year. He further said, “We shot 7500 in 2017, Project Power in 2018 and then, The Trial of the Chicago 7 in 2019. All three of those movies are now coming out in the second half of this year.”
While, this is the first time that the actor has taken a break from acting since starting out his career as a child actor. On this he elaborated, “That was the longest break I’d ever taken from acting in my entire life and since I was six years old. It meant a lot to me, and I’m extremely grateful that I get to do it. I hope I get to keep going forever.”
His latest film 7500 has released on Amazon Prime. The film had its world premiere at the Locarno Film Festival in 2019. It revolves around a plane highjacked by terrorists. It has received mixed reviews albeit praise for Levitt’s performance.