I've always felt whatever the opposite of disillusioned is. I guess illusioned with movies and with people in movies and things like that. It's all exciting to me. Alden Ehrenreich More Quotes by Alden Ehrenreich More Quotes From Alden Ehrenreich I feel like I would have ultimately ended up pursuing acting. It probably would have been much more difficult and taken a lot longer for me to get into it professionally. Alden Ehrenreich difficult acting taken I'm trying to make myself sound better. Alden Ehrenreich sound trying That's a lot more legitimate than the retail therapy I do. Alden Ehrenreich therapy retail [ Being director] is really reassuring to me that it's just about who is right for that role and less about if you ace the audition. It's just about getting to know people, not about who's a better actor a lot of the time. It's about who fits that particular suit, you know? Alden Ehrenreich suits-you auditions people I buy myself a present whenever I don't get a role that I really wanted. Alden Ehrenreich roles wanted I've had that experience many, many, times - when you don't get roles. I'd developed a good muscle for shaking it off. Alden Ehrenreich shaking-it muscles roles Even though I grew up in L.A., no one in my family was in the movie industry. Alden Ehrenreich my-family industry grew-up Let's say [Warren Beatty] wants you to speak louder in a scene. He won't stop playing the role and say to you as a director, "Will you speak louder on the next take?" He'll say it as Howard Hughes: "I can't totally hear you. Why don't you speak up a little bit?" To kind of keep this rhythm going. Alden Ehrenreich next littles directors [Warren Beatty] is voraciously detail-oriented. Alden Ehrenreich beatty details That's something that Francis [Ford Coppola] would always say. I remember when I was doing Tetro, he said, "Stay innocent. I'm 69 years old, and I'm still innocent." Alden Ehrenreich innocent remember years I think that having had [Steven Spielberg's] confidence in me probably made me a little more immune to feeling as bad about myself in the face of rejection. I also was just so young - I was unaware enough to not take it too seriously. Alden Ehrenreich rejection feelings thinking You get bummed out, and then you go, "Oh! Now I get to go buy a present for myself." That kind of helps. Alden Ehrenreich bummed-out kind helping [Warren Beatty] will sometimes spend hours on a very small detail to make sure he gets it right. After the kind of work that he's made, he certainly doesn't have to be doing that. Alden Ehrenreich details kind sometimes I auditioned for four or five years and didn't get anything after that. Alden Ehrenreich five four years I'm kind of grateful that I didn't have any real success until I was older and basically out of high school. I think that was a real confidence boost for me, having it all start that way, in that very privileged position of having him vouch for me. Alden Ehrenreich grateful real school When I was 14 years old, I was by no means trying to work professionally at all. Alden Ehrenreich trying mean years By anyone's measure, [Warren Beatty] is proven himself. But he still sets out to make something as great as it possibly can be. Alden Ehrenreich proven beatty stills I remember pretending to be the characters in the movies when I was a little kid. Alden Ehrenreich littles character kids Basically, Beautiful Creatures was the first lead that I had since Tetro, and it was a lesson in seeing what it's like to film a movie that's of a much bigger scale. It was a good initiation. Alden Ehrenreich lessons beautiful firsts I really feel lucky that I still feel excited about the actual work that I get to do. I just happen to love it, and I could easily see, for somebody else, that not being the case. Alden Ehrenreich excited cases lucky
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