Quotes by Ansel Elgort

I have a lot of weird interests, but everything I do is artistic.

— Ansel Elgort

Wisdom

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.'

— Ansel Elgort

Wisdom

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.

— Ansel Elgort

Wisdom

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

Wisdom

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.

— Ansel Elgort

Wisdom

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.

— Ansel Elgort

Wisdom

I don't believe in spending money lavishly, now that I'm making money.

— Ansel Elgort

Wisdom

I love Marlon Brando and James Dean. That was when it was all about the star and the script. Nowadays, everything has to be action-packed.

— Ansel Elgort

Love

I want to do movies, television and theater. Whatever comes along.

— Ansel Elgort

Wisdom

I write music because I love it. Sometimes more than anything in the world.

— Ansel Elgort

Love

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.

— Ansel Elgort

Wisdom

Picture-taking is an ensemble art - like theater.

— Ansel Elgort

Wisdom

All I want to do is work.

— Ansel Elgort

Success

I hated the ballet, but I liked performing. I did 20 shows, and I couldn't get the smile off my face.

— Ansel Elgort

Happiness

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.

— Ansel Elgort

Education