My parents weren't involved in show business but my parents would show me. We'd watch old films in the house. — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
Even when Warren [Beatty] cast me, it had been two years between films at that point. — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
Elia Kazan - the films he made were such a big deal for me when I was growing up. — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
I've had a couple opportunities where I've been on the other side of the audition process as a director. — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
I did my first film with Francis Ford Copploa which spoiled the hell out of me. — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
I'm an actor because I love movies, and always have loved movies. I'm a film buff. — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
It's appealing to me to get to be in a commercial film without feeling like I sold out. — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
But even a kid, directing was something that I did. I made short films in school. I feel like I've been in… — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
I'm an actor because I love movies, and always have loved movies. I'm a film buff. So, getting to work with those… — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
I didn't read the script [ Rules Don't Apply ] for a couple years. It basically amounted to this kind of apprenticeship… — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
For me, it was watching 'Reds' and 'Splendor in the Grass.' To me, 'Splendor' is like the companion piece to 'Rules Don't… — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
There's a lot of directors I'd still love to work with - one of them is Spielberg, because he kind of started… — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
[Warren's Beatty] first film being with this very important director [Elia Kazan], I think we related on that in a big way.… — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
I find it remarkable. It's surreal for me that I've gotten to work with so many people who are not only great… — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
I just really want to continue to play those roles where I really have something to do, and mainly, above all, work… — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
I would say that it's mainly about the director. It's a hard quality to find, but I always know whether I want… — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
I haven't worked enough to worry about getting typecast, but I do as a film lover didn't want to be working with… — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
With 'Hail, Caesar!' it was about all the skill sets I had to learn, but each movie requires a different way of… — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
My parents weren't involved in show business, but my parents would show me. We'd watch old films in the house. Little film… — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
Howard Hughes innovation was in the aviation field. His designs and spirit of experimentation was at the forefront. As far as his… — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
[ Being director] is really reassuring to me that it's just about who is right for that role and less about if… — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
This movie 'On the Road' with Kristen Stewart - they were trying to make that movie for 30 years. She says she… — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
I had four years of auditions, and nothing happened, until Francis Ford Coppola took a shot on me ['Tetro' in 2009]. I… — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
My parents used to do these little film festivals in our house where we'd watch all the Marx Brothers movies, or Chaplin… — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
Each film and each character is a completely new set of challenges. It doesn't feel like you can rest on something you… — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
[Woody Allen] does very few takes, and he doesn't give a whole ton of directions, although he does give direction. — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share
I remember calling and asking, because I had a few lines that were like, "How could the character have done this?" and I hadn't… — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share
Every movie I've done, it's always the same criteria: finding a great story, and finding a great part to play. — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share
I want to make movies that people see. I really think that movies are the most popular form of story telling ever and have… — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share
Even when Warren [Beatty] cast me, it had been two years between films at that point. — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share
I had the opportunity to learn more about what life is like for a soldier [in The Yellow Birds]. — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share
The biggest challenge to being an actor is, when you're not working, just being unemployed: the downtime and not having anything to do. — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share
You get bummed out, and then you go, "Oh! Now I get to go buy a present for myself." That kind of helps. — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share
When I worked with anybody like Woody Allen, there's the name, and your understanding of who they are before you meet them, that stays… — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share
But even a kid, directing was something that I did. I made short films in school. I feel like I've been in the best… — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share
I'm kind of grateful that I didn't have any real success until I was older and basically out of high school. I think that… — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share
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![“[ Being director] is really reassuring to me that it's just about who is right for that role and less about if you ace the audition. It's just about getting to know people, not about who's a better actor a lot of the time. It's about who fits that particular suit, you know?” quote by Alden Ehrenreich](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/0e0/alden-ehrenreich-2752_aces_being-director-is-really-reassuring-to-m_903296.jpg)
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