Ansel Elgort Quotes
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I would like to do more independent films.
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I don't want money to ever drive my career. I want my career to be driven by what I want to do in art.
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When I was in lower school, I graduated from fourth grade, and the principal gave us a summer assignment to take a 30-minute reflection period every day. And, of course, there were no cell phones at the time. She said to just think. And that's lost. It doesn't exist anymore. Just imagine being on a couch and just thinking.
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Human beings are a wonderful virus in some ways.
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My fans are going to be there for me.
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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'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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I think my parents raised me well. And I'm pretty straight edge. All my friends make fun of me for being straight edge.
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I'll work thirteen hours at a time producing a new track. Not a lot of people understand that - not girlfriends, friends, family.
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I hated the ballet, but I liked performing. I did 20 shows, and I couldn't get the smile off my face.
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I like strong women. Physical women.
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I'd like to be Gandalf for a day - he's so wise, he's so powerful, and he's so caring. I love Gandalf. When they remake 'Lord of The Rings,' maybe I'll play it.
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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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I'm a physical guy. I play basketball, and I rock climb.
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The first show I did was 'The Nutcracker' ballet. I was one of the kids who comes out in the beginning.
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I think that most people who are just artists, who are getting famous, would trade a lot of their fame back for some normalcy, pretty much immediately.
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I don't want anyone part of my love life besides me and the person I'm loving.
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I love to cry. It's great.
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Picture-taking is an ensemble art - like theater.
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Parents can't monitor what you are doing on Snapchat.
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The first movie I ever cried at was when I was 10 years old and saw 'The Notebook' in theaters. I was like, 'Whoa, so weird. Crying at a movie? I'm not supposed to do that. So weird.' I didn't know that art could make you do that.
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Girls love it when you have some weird nerdy thing in your room. It makes you look less threatening, even though I'm, like, very threatening. I'm the most threatening guy ever.
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When I chose to do 'Carrie,' I never had done anything on camera before. I was always onstage, so everything surprised me. Just going on set and walking into a makeup trailer and seeing Chloe Moretz and Julianne Moore - 'Wow, I am part of this ensemble.'
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You can't be a good actor if you get too affected by fame. Because then you're not real, and you're not really wanting more. You look at a lot of actors who, before they were famous, did a lot of amazing work, and once they got too big, it just got off.