Quotes by Ansel Elgort

About Ansel Elgort:

Ansel Elgort is an American actor, music producer, and DJ under the stage name "Ansolo" (sometimes stylized as Ansølo). As a film actor, he is known for playing Tommy Ross in Carrie (2013), Caleb Prior in The Divergent Series (2014) and Augustus Waters in The Fault in Our Stars (2014).
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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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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

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 ...

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

Ansel Elgort

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

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

Ansel Elgort

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

Ansel Elgort

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

Ansel Elgort

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.

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

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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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All I want to do is work.

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Author Bio

  • NameAnsel Elgort
  • Descriptionactor
  • BornMarch 14, 1994
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Disc Jockey; Model