Ansel Elgort Quotes

I'm not looking to be the King of Comedy, or the King of Hollywood. I just want to be able to keep making stuff that I'm into and have the opportunity to challenge myself with, wearing different hats.

I don't want to limit myself as an actor.

Modeling was not an endgame for me. I didn't particularly enjoy the act of it.

I kind of knew it wasn't going to be until my 30s that I really hit my stride as an actor.

The whole goal for me with my career is just follow good projects and good parts and challenge myself as much as I can.

My biggest ambition is never to be bored. I'm not aggressive enough to strongly run after being an actress.

If I'm honest, the reason I got into acting is not the reason I'm still doing it, and if I'm still doing it in ten years' time, I'm sure I'll find something else.

I wanted to be a lot of things in my life.

The people at Utrecht know that I'm always looking to improve myself and that I want to get the maximum out of my career.

I feel one should do things which pleases them, and my progression into super model then to an actress and now to an entrepreneur is based on this.

I don't want to limit myself as an actor alone.

I want to take on more diverse roles, and I keep building, and I hope to one day write or direct something. But I just want to keep developing as a person, and that will hopefully take my acting to the next level.

I've always been very ambitious, and I always knew that I wanted something else. Cuba was a good start, but I knew I wasn't going to develop a real career, and I wanted to get closer to filmmakers that I wanted to work with.

I've been part of really big things that are amazing, but I haven't taken on that responsibility yet. So I don't want to sell myself short by having a kid and then regret not doing what I set out to do.

It's not normal for me to feel jealous. I'm competitive with myself more than anything. And anyway, all of my friends in the business are bigger than me! Most of them are musicians, and I think music takes them to a whole new level. For me, I'm going to try out music, but it will be more fun than anything else. I'm really trying my hardest to become a well-respected actress. All I really want to do is movie after movie after movie. I love acting, and I want to create that so I can be around for a long time.

I give everything to my work, and I like complex roles, characters that aren't obvious. I've been very lucky so far, and I'm dreaming of working with directors like Jane Campion, Susanne Bier and the Dardennes. But the gods will decide.

And although I've been very fortunate in the film work that's come my way, I need to get back to the stage. If I'm away for a maximum of two years, I feel something's wrong.

I'm always praying for a part that would be something that I could be really proud of, in which I could use the gifts God gave me in a positive way.

I am still seeking to become firmly established as an actor.

It never occurred to me that I wouldn't go to college and have a career - as well as a family - of my own. Both my parents, but especially my mother, encouraged me and led me to believe that it was possible.

Doing something because it's quote-unquote a good career move doesn't really appeal to me.

As far as developing a career as an actress, I think it's a fine balance between trying to just work, and also be true to yourself.

You don't want to pigeonhole yourself.

I think, ultimately, looking back now, acting wasn't satisfying me 100%.

I don't put the pressure on myself to be a very successful movie star. I want to enjoy being an actor and I want to be challenged by the roles I take.