Ansel Elgort Quotes

It's an odd thing to go to New York to shoot a movie that is set in Indiana.

This one, even though it called for San Francisco, I think they wanted to initially shoot part of the film up here, you know get the exteriors and then go back to L.A. We really fought to get it up here and I think Paramount was really pleased.

We shot 'Skateland' in the end of 2008, in Shreveport, Louisiana just between the border of East Texas and Louisiana - and we shot 'Battle: Los Angeles' at the end of 2009, also in Shreveport. So I know a lot about Shreveport.

I love going on location, and the location was nice.

A lot of a movie is locations, frankly.

When I signed on and went and did 'Catching Fire,' the majority of it was done in Atlanta for rebate reasons. Luckily, that worked because there's forest. There's old rail stations and factories and lots of stuff we can use and sound stages. For the tropical stuff, we went to Hawaii.

I don't really make films in Denmark. 'Bronson' was shot in Rottingham, 'Valhalla Rising' was made in Glasgow, and 'Drive' was made in Hollywood.

I don't think the idea of working in Hollywood really exists anymore. I think you work in films, and where the film is shot is where it's shot. The studio system doesn't really exist.

I like going on location for films.

'Saving Grace,' even though fictionally it was set in Oklahoma, we shot it right outside of L.A.

I can honestly say I've never chosen a film because where it's shot is convenient.

'25th Hour,' like a lot of my films, takes place in New York City. I've been very fortunate to make films in the city that I live. I mean, it's great going home at night instead of being on location.

Quite a few movies are starting to film in Florida.

If movies are set in New York, they really should be shot in New York.

Las Vegas, New Mexico has had a lot of great movies shot there.

They are shooting The Thief Lord in Venice at the moment.

People in Hollywood are going make pictures where ever it's the least expensive to make them.

Oh yeah, I'm still employed at Pixar and I love it here.

Right now a lot of people are still choosing to go to Toronto instead of shooting in New York City, something I haven't done and something I hope I'll never have to do.

I lived in Vancouver, where they film so many things. So it gave me a good shot at it.

When I was 16, I spent a year pushing trollies around a car park, and that wasn't fun. I didn't love working in a supermarket; it wasn't for me. It is for some people, and that's totally cool.

I'm definitely not drawn to shooting on a stage, I'm just not.

I believe that shows should be shot where they take place.

I like shooting on location in New York City.

I have always wanted to do a show where I could stay home. When you make movies, you might as well take a dart and throw it at a map.