Ansel Elgort

“I would like to do more independent films.”

“I'm looking forward to, as an actor, having to do some stuff that's out of my comfort zone. It makes for interesting work and when you're uncomfortable doing something; then it's going to be...”

“James Dean was always a tortured soul.”

“I'm just such a good kisser.”

“In fifth grade, I did 'Oklahoma!,' but I didn't get a leading role. I knew the whole play and could sing it already, but they were like, 'The sixth-grader has to get the lead.' I was really...”

“Some nightlife places, people aren't there for the music, and it's depressing. I'm not just a club DJ; I am a producer, and I'll only DJ when the crowd is there to enjoy the music.”

“I think that most people who are just artists, who are getting famous, would trade a lot of their fame back for some normalcy, pretty much immediately.”

“LaGuardia High School is a place of acceptance. You have every type of kid there, performing. The outcast girl would not have been made fun of in my high school.”

“You are your main news platform, so no publication has as much power as you do about posting about yourself.”

“I'm not going to go on Twitter and rant about something.”

“I grew up with Grace Coddington coming over to our house, like, all the time, but, like, she was just, like, the woman with the red hair.”

“I don't do that much sampling. I create all my own sounds.”

“I think it's important I stay connected to every part of my personality. I play basketball. I rock climb. I paint. I'm a little bit scattered, but it's so I can convincingly play all these c...”

“Nicholas Sparks and John Green are very different writers.”

“I don't believe in spending money lavishly, now that I'm making money.”

“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.”