Ellar Coltrane

I never watched a frame of the film until it was finished.

— Ellar Coltrane

I was a pretty alert kid, and I, you know, I was very interested in arts.

— Ellar Coltrane

I was raised to be some kind of artist.

— Ellar Coltrane

I like acting; I like being lost in the creative process.

— Ellar Coltrane

I wasn't a child star, so hopefully I can keep my head on straight.

— Ellar Coltrane

I try not to worry about my appearance as much as possible.

— Ellar Coltrane

I was very angsty from a very young age. The way people start acting when they're 15, I started being at 8.

— Ellar Coltrane

I'm interested in all kinds of art. I draw and paint and don't know how to play the banjo, but I do…

— Ellar Coltrane

I didn't have my parents to rebel against, but I had society, and that definitely is what they taught me. Just: Trust…

— Ellar Coltrane

It's beautiful to have people look me in the eyes and actually treat me like a human.

— Ellar Coltrane

It was surreal to step out of my own existence and see how most American children experience things.

— Ellar Coltrane

I'm inspired by anything. Not even just art, just anything that's real and vulnerable.

— Ellar Coltrane

People in New York just go about their business. Maybe living there for a long time, it would get lonely, but there's…

— Ellar Coltrane

The only thing in life that really gives me any peace is just being lost in the process of creating something, whether…

— Ellar Coltrane

I'm not interested in being famous or anything, but I'm definitely interested in expressing emotions, and acting and filmmaking can be great…

— Ellar Coltrane

My mom comes from a really out-there upbringing, so for her, the way she raised me is pretty disciplined. I was home-schooled…

— Ellar Coltrane

As I've become older and more self-conscious, I'm more aware of films and the film industry. I'm sure you've seen that, but…

— Ellar Coltrane

So many things tear us apart from each other. That's the hardest thing, to fit with all the hatred and pain we're…

— Ellar Coltrane

I feel like that's so ingrained in so many children that you are so confined and repressed growing up that, anything you…

— Ellar Coltrane

I don't want to make any general statements, but I feel like so many stories that are presented as being about humanity…

— Ellar Coltrane

The only thing in life that really gives me any peace is just being lost in the process of creating something, whether…

— Ellar Coltrane

The fact that I'd never really seen myself on screen allowed for a blissful ignorance. It didn't feel like a movie. I…

— Ellar Coltrane

My aunt was a fashion model and I happened to go to her agency with her, one day, when I was five.…

— Ellar Coltrane

I've struggled so much, growing up, with just feeling that my life is valid because it's not filled with these hyper-dramatic moments,…

— Ellar Coltrane

I think a lot of people were like, "Oh, you're 13, you're gonna rebel." But I was never in public school and…

— Ellar Coltrane