--- title: Jonah Hill: Addresses Angry Face In Photos description: In a New York Times profile, the actor and comedian insists that his often-glum expression does not actually mean that he's pissed off. canonical: https://time.com/4439112/jonah-hill-says-he-isnt-really-pissed-off-in-all-those-photos/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-08-04T17:55:04.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:46:35.856Z og:title: Jonah Hill Explains the Man Behind the Dour Face og:description: The actor ensures us he's not actually always "pissed off." og:url: https://time.com/4439112/jonah-hill-says-he-isnt-really-pissed-off-in-all-those-photos/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Jonah Hill Explains the Man Behind the Dour Face twitter:description: The actor ensures us he's not actually always "pissed off." twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Jonah Hill Says He Isn't Really 'Pissed Off' in All Those Photos > Sponsored content. 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There is no cost and no subscription requirement. ### Sources * TIME Newsletters: [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-nl-network-2026q3/newsletters?i=f0d28828-7a5c-4324-8ea8-2df4ca14b00f&cr=time-nl-network-2026q3-v1)  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Aug 4, 2016 5:55 PM UTC  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Aug 4, 2016 5:55 PM UTC Actor Jonah Hill is probably best known as the very funny comic relief in many movies, from [_The Wolf of Wall Street_](http://entertainment.time.com/2014/01/24/jonah-hill-prank-calls-best-buy-wolf-of-wall-street/?iid=sr-link4) to _Superbad_. But in candid paparazzi snaps, you’ll often find him far from laughter. In fact, he generally looks downright dour. So in a new profile for _The New York Times_, Hill clears the air about his facial expressions once and for all. “I have resting b\*tch face,” [he explains in the profile.](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/07/magazine/jonah-hill-is-no-joke.html?%5Fr=0) “I really do. It’s heartbreaking. I don’t mean anything by it.” He continues: “I know I look really pissed off, but I’m not.” This [“resting b\*tch face,”](http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/03/health/resting-bitch-face-research-irpt/) or RBS as it’s colloquially known, is a standard (and standardly insupportable) complaint against figures in the public eye — especially women. Perhaps that’s why Hill appears extra-sensitive to slights against those of a female persuasion. In the profile, in which Hill and the _Times_ reporter spend an afternoon playing ping pong, an attendant asks why Hill is losing at the ball game to the female reporter. “That’s not a very feminist attitude, my friend,” Hill rebukes him. You can see Hill’s latest display of RBS in a [prank played by Leonardo di Caprio](http://time.com/4436118/leonardo-dicaprio-jonah-hill-prank/?iid=sr-link1) on the unsuspecting actor while chilling on a Manhattan street, or in the gallery of snapshots collected above.  While walking an adorable dog in sunny Los Angeles, Hill still looks pretty grumpy. Bauer-Griffin—GC Images  At a photo call for "How to Train Your Dragon 2," Hill makes a grimace. Noam Galai—WireImage  Out and about in Manhattan, Hill doesn't seem too pleased by the summer heat. Josiah Kamau—BuzzFoto via Getty Images  Even a caress from Channing Tatum doesn't get him to smile. Todd Williamson—Getty Images  Still with the RBS. Alo Ceballos—GC Images  While presenting at an awards show, Hill keeps it ice-cold. Kevin Winter—Getty Images  At a panel conversation, he lapses into RBS when not speaking. Donald Bowers—2012 Getty Images  Another day, another walk down a New York street, another frown. James Devaney—GC Images  Even frolicking off the coast of Puerto Rico can't make him smile — although in his defense, his co-stars also share the RBS. 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