American - Actor | November 22, 1989 -
There's movies that I would've loved to be in that I just wasn't even considered for because they need a name. And that happens so frequently that, after a while - from a creative standpoint - you just want to be able to have that opportunity to work with the best people. That opportunity is available to you with a certain level of notoriety.
Alden Ehrenreich
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With 'Running Scared,' I originally wanted to do a piece that was going to be about a couple, and the whole thing would be based on wall posts on Facebook. So the idea started there.
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My parents were big film buffs.
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When I was 12, I decided I was only going to watch Westerns for a few months.
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I think everyone in high school at one point feels like they're on the outside observing what's going on. Even if you're very popular, you have an outsider experience.
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I had a great high-school experience. I had a lot of friends that I'm still really good friends with, but there's always times where a group can't understand what the individual is experiencing, or you're going through something at home that you can't bring to school and have a total understanding among your peers.
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Acting-wise, I've had all these experiences. Yet when I look at certain people whose careers I admire, they've gotten to play so many different characters.
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I made short films in school.
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The biggest challenge to being an actor is, when you're not working, just being unemployed: the downtime and not having anything to do.
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When you work for the Coens, they are so fun and so organized. They treat everyone with such respect.
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Paul Newman made eight of my favorite movies. He chose a certain kind of movie I really identified with.
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My parents weren't involved in show business, but my parents would show me. We'd watch old films in the house. Little film festivals of Westerns and stuff like that when I was a kid. I knew I wanted to be those guys in those movies before I knew what being an actor was.
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