Quotes from Ansel Elgort


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Sometimes you want to read what people write about you, obviously.


You know what I'm realizing? I always love a place if I like the movie I'm doing there. I've heard people say, 'I hate Pittsburgh,' and I'm like, 'I love Pittsburgh so much!' I loved what I was doing there, and I loved Austin for the same reason.


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.


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.


My fans are going to be there for me.


I absolutely should be on social media, and I think every person who's an influencer should be, and should be doing good things.


All I want to do is work.


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.


Sometimes I'll write a tweet that I'll just be like, 'Why do I have to say this to all of these people?' It's like writing a Facebook status: it's the same. I view tweeting as like writing a Facebook status. Remember when we used to write statuses?


I love when a girl is like, 'I can't hang out. I have to go to class.' And I go pick her up, and she's all sweaty in a leotard with her hair in a bun. That's the hottest thing ever.


There's going to come a time when maybe I have kids and a wife.


So many movies just have two pretty people thrown together.


My dad's a photographer. So I suppose he named me Ansel just in case I would take over the family business. I guess I failed him.


I don't want anyone part of my love life besides me and the person I'm loving.


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.


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.


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


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.


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.


Some nightlife places, people aren't there for the music, and it's depressing. I'm not just a club DJ; I am a producer, and I'll only DJ when the crowd is there to enjoy the music.