American - Actor | March 14, 1994 -
As an actor, you want a director who makes you feel comfortable in a place that you can really create and try a lot of different things.
Ansel Elgort
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A lot of high school students on TV and in Broadway are played by people in their late 20s and even early 30s. That seems weird to me.
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From an early age, I understood the concept that, if you're not the star, then your job is to not pull attention away from the star.
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Picture-taking is an ensemble art - like theater.
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My dad was always taking photos of us at home, and even on set - he'd bring us along and stick us in the photos in the background. It was almost the beginning of acting for me, like, 'Hey, you go over there and play basketball in the background, and don't even think about the camera.'
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I write music because I love it. Sometimes more than anything in the world.
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Most actors nowadays are models turned actors. That's why a lot of young actors are terrible. You have to learn how to act. It is not something that you can just do.
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I think it's important I stay connected to every part of my personality. I play basketball. I rock climb. I paint. I'm a little bit scattered, but it's so I can convincingly play all these characters.
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I'm starting to get a following on Twitter. That's a really awesome power to have. It gives me the opportunity to make any kind of art I want.
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All I want to do is work.
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I want to do movies, television and theater. Whatever comes along.
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Just in terms of the opportunity I've gotten is amazing. I consider myself super, super, super lucky.
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