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
business case dad failed family guess named suppose
My dad's a photographer. So I suppose he named me Ansel just in case I would take over the family business. I guess I failed him.
people
Sometimes you want to read what people write about you, obviously.
anyone besides life love
I don't want anyone part of my love life besides me and the person I'm loving.
kids time
There's going to come a time when maybe I have kids and a wife.
assignment cell couch exist fourth gave graduated imagine lower period phones principal summer time
When I was in lower school, I graduated from fourth grade, and the principal gave us a summer assignment to take a 30-minute reflection period every day. And, of course, there were no cell phones at the time. She said to just think. And that's lost. It doesn't exist anymore. Just imagine being on a couch and just thinking.
tweet tweeting
Sometimes I'll write a tweet that I'll just be like, 'Why do I have to say this to all of these people?' It's like writing a Facebook status: it's the same. I view tweeting as like writing a Facebook status. Remember when we used to write statuses?
age concept early job pull understood
From an early age, I understood the concept that, if you're not the star, then your job is to not pull attention away from the star.
taken careers awards
I’ve never taken time off from being an actor. This is the kind of career I’d be so happy to do until I die. I always joke to myself that I want to have a postmortem Academy Award Nomination.
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.
realizing bigs so-sad
It's so sad, you get less starstruck when you start realizing that it's not a big deal.
physical
I'm a physical guy. I play basketball, and I rock climb.
amazing consider gotten opportunity super terms
Just in terms of the opportunity I've gotten is amazing. I consider myself super, super, super lucky.
dad grew york
My dad grew up in Washington Heights. I grew up in New York in Manhattan. So we're purebred New Yorkers.