Ansel Elgort Professions : Film actor Born : March 14, 1994 Browse All Authors Top 61 quotes by Ansel Elgort I think it would be ridiculous to work with Tom Hardy. I hear some crazy things about him, and he's also really good. Ansel Elgort crazy would-be thinking My dad would throw me in the picture if they needed an extra. 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 dad stars jobs When I was nine, I started doing ballet. That's when I knew that I was down to keep doing it. Ansel Elgort ballet nine 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 scripts stars action I’ve never taken time off from being an actor. This is the kind of career I’d be so happy to do until I die. I always joke to myself that I want to have a postmortem Academy Award Nomination. Ansel Elgort awards careers taken I feel, for the first time, ashamed to be an American because we elected [Donald Trump]. Ansel Elgort trump first-time firsts I'd like to do something for inner-city schools and education for young people because it's constantly being cut. Ansel Elgort cutting cities school I'm a big fan of Shake Shack. Ansel Elgort shack bigs fans Success is being artistically fulfilled and happy. You can't control how people see your movie or how much money it makes...and the same thing with music. When I'm writing a song or I'm in the studio, those memories, that's epic. Ansel Elgort writing song memories I talked to Shailene Woodley the next day [after arrest]. She was fine, and she was very happy. She knew that it brought attention to a cause that she cared very much about. She was in high spirits and knew that was a possibility when she was protesting. The people who arrested her, if they were trying to prove a point of not to protest, they only helped the cause. Ansel Elgort next-day trying people Anyone would be able to be played by someone like him [Donald Trump], that's what he did, he played people. Ansel Elgort able would-be people Young people are this country [America], and we need to speak out. Ansel Elgort speaks-out country america As America, we aren't the country that we should be with Donald Trump as president. Ansel Elgort president country america Donald Trump as a figurehead is the opposite of that - he's regression, he's taking a step backward. Ansel Elgort regression opposites steps I write music because I love it. Sometimes more than anything in the world. Ansel Elgort writing sometimes world Why go around dating random girls and having terrible sex when you can be with someone you really like? Ansel Elgort dating girl sex I hated the ballet, but I liked performing. I did 20 shows, and I couldn't get the smile off my face. Ansel Elgort performing ballet faces 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 opportunity giving art 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 broadway people school If you don't know my name and you don't know what movie I'm from, don't come ask for a picture while I'm trying to eat chipotle Ansel Elgort chipotle names trying Similar Authors Ivan Heng film-actor Boman Irani film-actor Burt Lancaster film-actor Bud Jamison film-actor Bruce Campbell film-actor Broderick Crawford film-actor All Authors