Emile Hirsch
Emile Hirsch
Emile Davenport Hirsch is an American television and film actor, whose works include Wild Iris, The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys, The Emperor's Club, The Girl Next Door, The Mudge Boy, Imaginary Heroes, Lords of Dogtown, Alpha Dog, Into the Wild, Milk, Speed Racer, Taking Woodstock, The Motel Life, Savages, Lone Survivor, Prince Avalanche, and the A&E networks simulcast miniseries Bonnie & Clyde...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth13 March 1985
CityTopanga, CA
CountryUnited States of America
I'm a very, very conservative driver.
Especially these days where everything is so polite and so proper, I think that rites of passage are good.
'Brokeback Mountain' just blew me away. I'll always remember talking to Heath Ledger just after he finished that movie and he was going on about working with Ang and how incredible he was.
There's something about the good-hearted guy fighting the system. I just love that. That's how 'Speed' is. He's a really focused guy with a heart of gold and the corporations are trying to crush him and use him for his skills to make them more money.
There's something just so kind of smooth about politicians.
It was very, very challenging being on this thing called the gimbal. It would throw you around, give you whiplash, and they'd tie you down.
In Dogtown, skateboards are like bikes to the Chinese.
When you're reading Thoreau you look at Hollywood differently, let me tell ya!
Maybe you will be afraid and maybe you will fail, but the courage to take risks in any part of your life is, I feel, a very worthwhile way to live.
Artistic ambition is important. And it seems it would be a great time to do some theatre, like a new extreme.
I'm not a ball in a pinball machine. I know what I want.
Even just a normal shot I find that much more interesting because of the 3D. It's like a shot of a couple of cars and us walking and it's like, "Oh wow, this is 3D. I've never seen this before!".
How much cooler was Oz than seeing the little dude behind the curtain?
I remember when I saw 'The Matrix' when I was 13, I saw it in the theaters, and I was so blown away by it. It was one of the most memorable experiences I definitely ever had in the theater.