I don't have many walls that I put up. Austin Butler More Quotes by Austin Butler More Quotes From Austin Butler Things come up in life and we don't feel like we can ever live through them, but if we're still alive afterwards, we get through it. It's that thing where what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. I think that's beautiful. Austin Butler strongerbeautifulthinking When you're doing fantasy, you can get so caught up in the magic of it that you lose the humanity. Austin Butler fantasymagichumanity I really don't like watching myself and for the most part I will never watch myself. I worked with Kevin Smith on Yoga Hosers and I really respected the way that he directed. He told me, "It's very important to watch yourself." So he would direct by going, "Hey come over to the screen and watch this scene." And so it was very uncomfortable for me to have to watch myself but then he talked me through the process of that and it was very helpful. 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Austin Butler unclesstarswar I went through a period when I was rebellious and a mess of a person. Austin Butler messrebelliousperiods When I was a kid and I would play pretend, I would end up with blood everywhere and I would cut my feet up. I love the feeling of it being real. Austin Butler cuttingrealkids It's just the overall lack of privacy. I've always been a very shy person and so it invades that a lot. It goes with the territory so I'm very grateful to be able to do what I do. I love it and I love acting. I love being on set. I love the whole practice of filmmaking but the lack of privacy is hard. Fans are amazing because for the most part it's just love that they are sending to you. It's beautiful. Austin Butler gratefullove-isbeautiful I love English girls! I adore all their different accents. Who knows, I could find a British girlfriend on my travels! Austin Butler britishgirldifferent The people who support me are so great! They all say such nice things that make me feel really great. I love it when people compliment me on the way I act, because it is not an easy thing, and there is so much criticism out there. Austin Butler supportnicepeople When you're just writing, you can do anything with it. But with TV, you've gotta work within certain budget constraints, so you've got to pick and choose your battles. Austin Butler tvsbattlewriting I was always really shy. That's why being in front of cameras like this is uncomfortable. I found that when I was a kid, I would hide behind playing pretend. That's when I would come out of my shell. I would dress up as an old man or something and go out onto the street with my mom. I would come out of my shell that way. So I ended up stumbling into acting. It was the one thing that I found a passion for. 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You can plan it out more, which I like. But with television you get a new script every week, so its constantly a mystery as to what youre going to be doing. Austin Butler film-and-televisionbeginning-middle-and-enddifferent I think it's important to have a dream and to follow your heart. Austin Butler thinkfollow-your-heartdreamheart I was scouted at the age of 10 by a Hollywood agent. I was a really shy, geeky-looking thing, and started in the industry by doing 'extra' work on films. Austin Butler doingshyagework
