I like acting; I like being lost in the creative process. Ellar Coltrane More Quotes by Ellar Coltrane More Quotes From Ellar Coltrane I was raised to be some kind of artist. Ellar Coltrane raisedkindartist 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 painhatredmean I'm inspired by anything. Not even just art, just anything that's real and vulnerable. Ellar Coltrane inspiredrealart 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 nicelonelynew-york 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 scaryselfsides 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 ignoranceselfgames 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 kidsschoolthinking 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 auntagencyfashion I wasn't a child star, so hopefully I can keep my head on straight. Ellar Coltrane hopefullystarschildren I never watched a frame of the film until it was finished. Ellar Coltrane finishedfilm 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 emotionactingart 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 creatingthings-in-lifedrawing 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 howknowplayart 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 feelyougrowing-upchildren 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 shememomway I try not to worry about my appearance as much as possible. Ellar Coltrane possibletryappearanceworry 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 parentsmetrustsociety 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 startagepeopleway It was surreal to step out of my own existence and see how most American children experience things. Ellar Coltrane stepmy-ownexperiencechildren I was a pretty alert kid, and I, you know, I was very interested in arts. Ellar Coltrane prettykidknowyou
