Jonah Hill Birthday 2016: Quotes And Best Movies From The Actor On His 33rd Birthday

Jonah Hill, the actor best known for roles in hit box office comedies, turned 33 Tuesday. The funny guy who made the transition from comedy to receive critical acclaim for dramatic roles in movies like “Moneyball” (for which he received an Academy Award nomination) lives in New York City in a lower Manhattan condo he bought for just under $10 million more than a year ago.

His first major movies included “Superbad” and “Knocked Up” and he has been a part of many more hits since then. Those movies include “21 Jump Street,” “This Is the End,” “The Wolf of Wall Street” and “Get Him to the Greek.” Hill’s most recent work includes 2016’s “War Dogs,” "Sausage Party" and “Hail, Caesar!”

Among Hill’s upcoming projects are a collaboration with Leonardo DiCaprio on “The Ballad of Richard Jewell,” a film about a security guard who saved lives during the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta but was later unjustly vilified with false accounts that he was the terrorist. He also recorded a voice role for the upcoming “How to Train Your Dragon 3.”

Here’s a look at Hill’s 33 years in his own words.

“I really care about this stuff, I care about movies, and you just have to be strong and don't be stupid; freedom of choice is a big responsibility, and I'm lucky enough not to have to just take any movie to pay the rent, so there's no need to be greedy.”

“All my friends were in college when I was making 'Superbad.' We were drinking beer and watching movies and eating pizza. It wasn't like I was going to nice restaurants or anything like that, and I lived like a frat guy. Eventually it was time to grow up, be healthy and be responsible. You can't live like a kid forever, you know? “

“It's always better to shock people and change people's expectations than to give them exactly what they think you can do. It's not unexpected for me to be in a comedy film anymore; I'm no longer the underdog in that world. Not that I'm great or good at it or anything, it's just that I've done a bunch of them, so you're not shocked.”

“I think this movie, 'Moneyball,' symbolizes becoming a man for me, and I think my character becomes a man. It's important to me: I'm becoming a man. I'm taking my life seriously. I'm taking my acting really seriously, and it's important for me to play adults. It's important for me to change and develop as I get older.”

“Look, at the same time that I don't want to be a celebrity, I understand that when you make movies you put yourself out in the public eye. I'd be a baby and a fool to be like, 'Why are there cameras taking pictures of me?' when I'm on a billboard for a movie. I think that's a very absurd concept.”

“I'm an actor, I'm not a comedian, I never was a comedian.”

“I assume everything I do in life is gonna be a failure, and then if it turns up roses, then I'm psyched.”