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> [It was surreal to step out of my own existence and see how most American children experience things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellar-coltrane/it-was-surreal-to-step-out-of-my-own-existence-and-see-how-most/)

[Ellar Coltrane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellar-coltrane/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b63/ellar-coltrane-23654_american_it-was-surreal-to-step-out-of-my-own-exi_829192.jpg)

## More by 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 I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellar-coltrane/i-think-a-lot-of-people-were-like-oh-you-re-13-you-re-gonna-rebel-but/)

[Ellar Coltrane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 embroiled in.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellar-coltrane/so-many-things-tear-us-apart-from-each-other-that-s-the-hardest-thing/)

[Ellar Coltrane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 the publicity,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellar-coltrane/as-i-ve-become-older-and-more-self-conscious-i-m-more-aware-of-films/)

[Ellar Coltrane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 didn't have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellar-coltrane/the-fact-that-i-d-never-really-seen-myself-on-screen-allowed-for-a/)

[Ellar Coltrane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellar-coltrane/)

> [The only thing in life that really gives me any peace is just being lost in the process of creating something, whether it's the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellar-coltrane/the-only-thing-in-life-that-really-gives-me-any-peace-is-just-being/)

[Ellar Coltrane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellar-coltrane/i-was-very-angsty-from-a-very-young-age-the-way-people-start-acting/)

[Ellar Coltrane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellar-coltrane/)

> [It was surreal to step out of my own existence and see how most American children experience things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellar-coltrane/it-was-surreal-to-step-out-of-my-own-existence-and-see-how-most/)

[Ellar Coltrane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellar-coltrane/)

> [I wasn't a child star, so hopefully I can keep my head on straight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellar-coltrane/i-wasn-t-a-child-star-so-hopefully-i-can-keep-my-head-on-straight/)

[Ellar Coltrane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellar-coltrane/)

> [It's beautiful to have people look me in the eyes and actually treat me like a human.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellar-coltrane/it-s-beautiful-to-have-people-look-me-in-the-eyes-and-actually-treat/)

[Ellar Coltrane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellar-coltrane/)

> [I was a pretty alert kid, and I, you know, I was very interested in arts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellar-coltrane/i-was-a-pretty-alert-kid-and-i-you-know-i-was-very-interested-in-arts/)

[Ellar Coltrane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellar-coltrane/)

> [The only thing in life that really gives me any peace is just being lost in the process of creating something, whether it's the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellar-coltrane/the-only-thing-in-life-that-really-gives-me-any-peace-is-just-being-2/)

[Ellar Coltrane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 but more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellar-coltrane/my-mom-comes-from-a-really-out-there-upbringing-so-for-her-the-way/)

[Ellar Coltrane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellar-coltrane/)

> [I try not to worry about my appearance as much as possible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellar-coltrane/i-try-not-to-worry-about-my-appearance-as-much-as-possible/)

[Ellar Coltrane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 something really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellar-coltrane/people-in-new-york-just-go-about-their-business-maybe-living-there/)

[Ellar Coltrane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellar-coltrane/)

> [I like acting; I like being lost in the creative process.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellar-coltrane/i-like-acting-i-like-being-lost-in-the-creative-process/)

[Ellar Coltrane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellar-coltrane/)

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