Top 77 Ansel Elgort Quotes

The club scene is terrible.

‘East of Eden’ is an important story for me. It’s about a kid that’s misunderstood and feels like he’s not loved by his father. It’s a very father-son kind of story, and it’s not until the end that they sort of make up. I like that because every boy has trouble with his father, so it’s very relatable.

I think everyone should have social media – all young people, at least.

I grew up with Grace Coddington coming over to our house, like, all the time, but, like, she was just, like, the woman with the red hair.

I don’t want to just fall back on the fact that I was on the cover of ‘GQ’ for being an actor.

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

My dad photographed a lot of beautiful dancers. My mom was a dancer.

I like to go on really nice dates. I’ve made some money, but I don’t spend it on anything besides my rent. But I go to nice dinners. And I like to go with a girl.

Technology moves so fast and social media moves so fast because everyone wants the new thing, but also, everyone wants to be where their parents are not. Once the mom got a Facebook and a Twitter and an Instagram, I don’t want to be there anymore.

My fans are going to be there for me.

I don’t just act, and that’s really important to me. I don’t want to just be an actor forever.

My style is clubby and groovy – you can jump to it, but you don’t just have to just jump to it. It’s not just really bass-heavy and hurts your ears; you move with it, and it sounds kind of tribal.

James Dean was always a tortured soul.

All I want to do is work.

I think it would be ridiculous to work with Tom Hardy. I hear some crazy things about him, and he’s also really good.

I just think a lot of people don’t give credit to EDM producers or DJs. People think they’re just button pushers and just get on stage and don’t really perform.

I’m a physical guy. I play basketball, and I rock climb.

Someone once told me we have in our minds who we want, and often those aren’t the people we actually want. Like, once there was a girl I thought was perfect for me – I had every box checked with her. But I just didn’t feel anything.

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.

I don’t do that much sampling. I create all my own sounds.

I never felt fanboyish about acting, about actors, about movies. I’m a fanboy with music.

Parents can’t monitor what you are doing on Snapchat.

I think if you only work, then you won’t have a life. It’s tough to have a life when you’re working a lot.

So many movies just have two pretty people thrown together.

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

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

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.

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.’

With ‘Carrie,’ I did, like, seven auditions. I’d never done a movie, so they wanted to make sure I wasn’t going to ruin it. I don’t blame them.

In ‘Divergent,’ the story is about Beatrice Prior, and I play her brother.

The image of myself that I give on social media isn’t actually who I am; it’s not 100 percent me, obviously.

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.

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.

Any real person has a front and a real part to themselves.

I’m looking forward to, as an actor, having to do some stuff that’s out of my comfort zone. It makes for interesting work and when you’re uncomfortable doing something; then it’s going to be interesting when they film it.

The first show I did was ‘The Nutcracker’ ballet. I was one of the kids who comes out in the beginning.

I love to cry. It’s great.

Picture-taking is an ensemble art – like theater.

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

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’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.

My dad said to always do what I loved and not worry about the money or anything, because if I do what I love, then the money will come.

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

I don’t want to just sell out shows to young girls who like my movie franchise. I want to sell tickets because people respect me.

I’ll work thirteen hours at a time producing a new track. Not a lot of people understand that – not girlfriends, friends, family.

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.

I never really did that well in school because I was so absorbed with doing acting.

My mom is very romantic. As is my dad. They appreciate real romance.

I wanted to be a lot of things in my life.

When girls scream my name and start crying, I blush like crazy.

Human beings are a wonderful virus in some ways.

I would like to do more independent films.

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.

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.

It’s important to be a divergent musician and do a little bit of everything, except you have to make sure your fans are aware of it and that you string them along the right way.

I like strong women. Physical women.

I don’t want to only play the leading man for the rest of my career.

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

You can be really weird, and people will still accept you if you’re in movies. I’m not actually weird, but if I feel like being weird, then I can do it, and they accept it because you’re an actor.

I want to dunk on Kevin Hart.

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.

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.’

I go to dinner with my friends, and we’re like, ‘Let’s put our phones on airplane mode so we can really enjoy each other’s company.’

I want to play everything. I want to be like Christian Bale: I want to be able to be Batman and then, like, his character in ‘The Fighter.’ That is what is so impressive about really good actors, that they can be character actors and leading men at the same time.

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.

When you’re crafting a character, it’s good to have a lot of influences.

I had a birthday party with my family and friends at a house, and Chipotle catered. It was beautiful.

I just make whatever music I want. It’s my obsession, and it’s very fulfilling.

In fifth grade, I did ‘Oklahoma!,’ but I didn’t get a leading role. I knew the whole play and could sing it already, but they were like, ‘The sixth-grader has to get the lead.’ I was really discouraged.

I’m not that big of a reader, to be honest.

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

‘The Fault in Our Stars’ is a beautiful film that’s really positive. The second half gets sad, but it’s always positive.

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 like romanticizing romance.

This is sort of not expected, but I would love to produce a record for Missy Elliott. It would be totally different, but she makes party music. ‘Lose Control’ was my favorite song when I was in 5th or 6th grade.

If I messed up at the Oscars, I wouldn’t be invited back.

Even on Facebook, like, I wouldn’t share everything with my friends, because that’s obnoxious.