Joseph Gordon-Levitt walked the Toronto International Film Festival red carpet at the world premiere of “Snowden” Friday night, talking Oscar buzz and meeting NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.

“That’s very flattering, thank you for saying so,” the 35-year-old heartthrob actor tells ET Canada’s Rick Campanelli of the awards talk and rave reviews of his performance in the film. “Yes, you hear lots of things.”

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Gordon-Levitt also shares his love for cinema and how happy he was to see the fan turnout at Roy Thomson Hall for the TIFF premiere: “It means a lot to me, as someone who really loves movies, like me.”

Meanwhile, Gordon-Levitt’s “Snowden” co-star Shailene Woodley, who plays his girlfriend Lindsay Mills, dishes on making the controversial film.

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Woodley describes the actions of Snowden as complex, but says the most important lesson is for the public to cherish privacy: “Whether you agree with what he did or didn’t, he released information… privacy is a privilege now — it’s not a right anymore, it’s a privilege… If you’re not privy to that fact, then you’re living in a state of silent suppression and I admire the courage that man has.”

Woodley wrapped up with her thoughts on the final “Divergent” film being turned into a TV movie, saying: “I didn’t sign up to make a TV movie.”