Fanpop had the opportunity to interview Joseph Gordon-Levitt a few weeks ago on his directorial debut Don Jon, out this Friday. He talked about being a first-time director, East Coast culture, and of course, porn. Okay, we didn’t really talk about porn—you wish.

Don Jon is about New Jersey boy Jon Martello, Jr., whose objectification of women not only applies to his weekly conquests but also his addiction to pornography. This obviously creates problems with his new girlfriend, Barbara (Scarlett Johansson).

Upon entering the conference room in the San Francisco Ritz-Carlton, Gordon-Levitt...