Timothee Chalamet

“On American sets, you work 12-, 14-, 16-hour days sometimes. All that volume over a short course of time can actually be less conducive to telling a story accurately.”

“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.”

“I should become a peach brand ambassador.”

“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...”

“I don't like to know exactly what I'm going to do in a scene, because the most interesting moments as an audience member are moments of truthful spontaneity.”

“There is an audition floating around somewhere that I did for 'Bates Motel.'”

“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.”

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

“My favorite kind of acting scenes, or at least where I think people shine the brightest, are odes to Meisner technique scenes where people are face-to-face, and it's almost like a repetition...”

“I've seen Hugh Jackman in a thousand Broadway shows.”

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

“I'm sure no one really wants to think of themselves as a child actor.”

“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 tota...”

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

“I love the East Village.”

“I don't think enough people admit that there's just something fun about being in front of people. And that's not a self-centered, egotistical thing.”

“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.”

“Learning the Italian was tough. I tried to really come at from a purist perspective, really learn the grammar, syntax and conjugations.”

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

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