I had parents in the business and they made sure that the art was the biggest concern. Nat Wolff More Quotes by Nat Wolff More Quotes From Nat Wolff Jazz is smooth and cool. Jazz is rage. Jazz flows like water. Jazz never seems to begin or end. Jazz isn't methodical, but jazz isn't messy either. Jazz is a conversation, a give and take. Jazz is the connection and communication between musicians. Jazz is abandon. Nat Wolff cool-jazzsmooth-jazzcommunication Most books and movies that are handed to teenagers are filled with stereotypes. Nat Wolff stereotypeteenagerbook I don't want to play high schoolers anymore. I guess I don't feel that way. I just want to play characters who are really good. Nat Wolff high-schoolplaycharacter When romance is done well in a movie, its awesome. Nat Wolff wellsromancedone I think as long as I have a creative outlet, I'm happy. Nat Wolff creativelongthinking 'Holes' was my favorite book ever. So you know when you love a book and you hear it's being made into a movie and it makes you a little annoyed at first? But I would've loved to play the Shia LaBeouf role in that movie when I was younger. I just wanted to be the rebellious kid on the old digging camp. Nat Wolff playkidsbook I'm lucky that I got to start acting when I was so young, and people put me in these movies. A lot of people don't get to play these parts because they start a little older. Nat Wolff actingplaypeople I can play a bunch of instruments but drums? My brothers a drummer and Ive always been jealous that hes such a good drummer. I always try to play but its always kinda just bashing. I can keep time but no one really wants to hear me play drums. Nat Wolff jealousbrotherplay Jazz is a constant theme in my life. My father is a jazz pianist, and from an early age I have been surrounded by it. Nat Wolff jazzagefather I love James Taylor, Jeff Buckley, Elliott Smith and Nine Inch Nails. Nat Wolff inchesnailsnine I kind of help solve world peace and world hunger. That's just kind of an average day off for me. Nat Wolff days-offaverageworld There's no master plan; I'm just going with what I'm inspired to do and what I get asked to do, and luckily the things I've been the most passionate about, I've gotten to do. And a lot of times I've gone up for movies that I didn't really care that much about, and I never got that. Nat Wolff passionatecaregone I think music is my favorite thing to do, but I go through periods where I think differently. Nat Wolff favorites-thingsmy-favoritethinking A lot of times people come up to me saying 'oh my god you can see,' and they think they're the first person to think of that joke, but they're probably the 10,000th one to say that joke. Nat Wolff peoplefirststhinking Mickey [Rourke] one time just basically drove off in the picture car that we were driving in. For my amusement. It was either to kidnap me or for my amusement. Nat Wolff amusementdrivingcar A lot of times you'll do a movie, and you'll be working with adults with families and kids and stuff. There's a level - you guys aren't going to be hanging out every second, you know? Nat Wolff guystuffkids I have learned a lot from jazz. I compare good acting to jazz music. The more you study and prepare as an actor, the more equipped you are to live in the moment. Just like the gifted musicians in my dad's quartet, it takes a courageous actor to be free. Nat Wolff dadactinglive-in-the-moment I would not describe myself as an avid jazz fan and I am not a jazz musician myself. However, that is not to say that jazz does not play a vital and important role in my life. Nat Wolff avidimportantplay I think Paul Weitz is a really amazing director, obviously with tons of acclaim and stuff, but I still think he is underrated. And I think he's amazing to work with, so I was super lucky. Nat Wolff luckydirectorsthinking I've been kind of lucky. I've always just kind of followed whatever my passion was, and that seems to have led me to better places than if I had followed some career trajectory, which I wouldn't even know how to start. Nat Wolff passionluckycareers
