As I've become older and more self-conscious, I'm more aware of films and the film industry. I'm sure you've seen that, but the publicity, the public side of this world is pretty scary to me. Ellar Coltrane More Quotes by Ellar Coltrane More Quotes From Ellar Coltrane I like acting; I like being lost in the creative process. Ellar Coltrane acting creative lost I was raised to be some kind of artist. Ellar Coltrane raised kind artist So many things tear us apart from each other. That's the hardest thing, to fit with all the hatred and pain we're embroiled in. I mean, we're a very violent species, physically and emotionally. Ellar Coltrane pain hatred mean I'm inspired by anything. Not even just art, just anything that's real and vulnerable. Ellar Coltrane inspired real art People in New York just go about their business. Maybe living there for a long time, it would get lonely, but there's something really nice about being able to go about your business and not feel like anybody is really paying attention to you or what you're doing. Ellar Coltrane nice lonely new-york The fact that I'd never really seen myself on screen allowed for a blissful ignorance. It didn't feel like a movie. I didn't have that self-consciousness. It was a game that I was playing. Ellar Coltrane ignorance self games I think a lot of people were like, "Oh, you're 13, you're gonna rebel." But I was never in public school and I was never really forced to do much of anything, as a kid. Ellar Coltrane kids school thinking My aunt was a fashion model and I happened to go to her agency with her, one day, when I was five. A talent agent said, "You should come talk to us." I did a few things. I did an indie movie and commercials, and stuff. Ellar Coltrane aunt agency fashion I wasn't a child star, so hopefully I can keep my head on straight. Ellar Coltrane hopefully stars children I never watched a frame of the film until it was finished. Ellar Coltrane finished film I'm not interested in being famous or anything, but I'm definitely interested in expressing emotions, and acting and filmmaking can be great outlets for that. Filmmaking is an incredible art. Ellar Coltrane emotion acting art The only thing in life that really gives me any peace is just being lost in the process of creating something, whether it's the film or painting and drawing. Whatever that is, it is what I want to do. Ellar Coltrane creating things-in-life drawing I'm interested in all kinds of art. I draw and paint and don't know how to play the banjo, but I do play the banjo. Ellar Coltrane how know play art I feel like that's so ingrained in so many children that you are so confined and repressed growing up that, anything you do, you have to rebel against it at some point. Ellar Coltrane feel you growing-up children My mom comes from a really out-there upbringing, so for her, the way she raised me is pretty disciplined. I was home-schooled but more really unschooled, really. Ellar Coltrane she me mom way I try not to worry about my appearance as much as possible. Ellar Coltrane possible try appearance worry I didn't have my parents to rebel against, but I had society, and that definitely is what they taught me. Just: Trust nothing. Ellar Coltrane parents me trust society I was very angsty from a very young age. The way people start acting when they're 15, I started being at 8. Ellar Coltrane start age people way It was surreal to step out of my own existence and see how most American children experience things. Ellar Coltrane step my-own experience children I was a pretty alert kid, and I, you know, I was very interested in arts. Ellar Coltrane pretty kid know you
