Ansel Elgort
Ansel Elgort
Ansel Elgort is an American actor and DJ under the stage name Ansolo. As a film actor, he is known for playing Tommy Ross in Carrie, Caleb Prior in The Divergent Seriesand Augustus Waters in The Fault in Our Stars...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth14 March 1994
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
ballet nine
When I was nine, I started doing ballet. That's when I knew that I was down to keep doing it.
trying actors want
As an actor, you want a director who makes you feel comfortable in a place that you can really create and try a lot of different things.
names trying chipotle
If you don't know my name and you don't know what movie I'm from, don't come ask for a picture while I'm trying to eat chipotle
school would-be program
I always did workshops. I would be at theater camp, doing shows, or after-school programs.
ballet faces performing
I hated the ballet, but I liked performing. I did 20 shows, and I couldn't get the smile off my face.
actors young terrible
Most actors nowadays are models turned actors. That's why a lot of young actors are terrible. You have to learn how to act. It is not something that you can just do.
creative atmosphere age
I was never not in a show from ages 11 until 18. It was a great creative atmosphere but also a professional kind of atmosphere. When I finally went into the professional world, I felt ready. I was prepared for work.
forever important want
I don't just act, and that's really important to me. I don't want to just be an actor forever. I want to score movies. I could be an actor first, but I don't only want to be an actor.
school people broadway
A lot of high school students on TV and in Broadway are played by people in their late 20s and even early 30s. That seems weird to me.
artistic interest
I have a lot of weird interests, but everything I do is artistic.
crazy thinking would-be
I think it would be ridiculous to work with Tom Hardy. I hear some crazy things about him, and he's also really good.
realizing bigs so-sad
It's so sad, you get less starstruck when you start realizing that it's not a big deal.
life
I wanted to be a lot of things in my life.
physical
I'm a physical guy. I play basketball, and I rock climb.