It just seemed like something really out of the wheelhouse and for that reason it was terrifying, as every teacher I've had in every drama school I went to says, chase the things that are challenging; your work will be a form of attrition if you keep working on the things you are comfortable with.

Timothee Chalamet

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I have been asked in a few recent interviews about my decision to work on a film with Woody Allen last summer, i ’m not able to answer the question directly because of contractual obligations.

Timothee Chalamet

entertainment

These are such First World problems, but there's a certain claustrophobia to New York. You don't escape in the East Village, but it at least feels full of camaraderie and youth - or full of camaraderie and youth in an East Village that is as full of Chase banks and Starbucks as the Upper West Side, or anywhere else in Manhattan.

Timothee Chalamet

you village youth world

We're only here for so long. Be happy, man. You could get hit by a truck tomorrow.

Timothee Chalamet

be-happy you man happy

I've always felt like there was less creative space on sets with guardians. I just felt independent at a young age.

Timothee Chalamet

always space creative age

Ninety-eight per cent of all human communication is non-verbal.

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cent per human communication

I naturally have a me-against-the-world mentality, and I've been fighting it since I was 13. It's felt like it's only gotten me in lonely, angry places.

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me angry fighting lonely

I have this sense of independent heartbreak, of annulling romances before they get their feet off the ground.

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ground independent heartbreak feet

I want to attack and to lead my life with vigor, but I'm in the watching stage at the moment. Younger actors feel pressure to bring a pop to every scene; as the roles get bigger, I'm finding you can add layers and do less scene-to-scene.

Timothee Chalamet

my-life moment you life

There's the truth to every moment that you have to bring to every scene, but you have to understand the tonality of the film before you begin, which isn't something that's instinctual to me.

Timothee Chalamet

me moment you truth

Sometimes if I'm in my head before a take, I'll just like to reach out to the closest thing to me - the wall or a sharp edge - and just push into it. That way, my physical experience is totally contemporaneous and not in the clouds.

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me experience clouds sometimes

I do find that there's a fine balance between preparation and seeing what happens naturally.

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find fine balance preparation

I should become a peach brand ambassador.

Timothee Chalamet

ambassador brand become should

My sister was in ballet growing up. I spent almost the entirety of 7 through 12 backstage at Lincoln Center, just running around, waiting for 'The Nutcracker' to end.

Timothee Chalamet

end sister growing-up waiting

I have experienced heartbreak but not in a classical sense.

Timothee Chalamet

classical sense heartbreak

Sometimes, when you act with someone in an intimate capacity, you have to ask vulnerable questions to speed up intimacy - but that's artificial.

Timothee Chalamet

someone you speed sometimes

I did a year at Columbia, and I just kind of floundered. Maybe it wasn't the right place for me.

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place year just me

I've been getting to work with Steve Carell and just feel like the luckiest kid in the world.

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feel like work world

The villain in 'Call Me by Your Name' is the tragedy of love - what seems to be part of the deal you sign with someone when you experience an amazing time with them.

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me experience time love

I miss the sense of belonging on a film as much as I did on 'Call Me By Your Name.'

Timothee Chalamet

name your me belonging

My dad's French, and I spent my summers in France growing up. So I speak French fluently, and obviously, I speak English because I was raised in New York, and I grew up here.

Timothee Chalamet

new growing-up dad speak