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> [I did the plays in middle school. I was cast as a gate in my fourth grade play, and every year I got a bigger role. Then, in 7th grade, I played Smike in 'Nicholas Nickleby,' and the casting director…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucas-hedges/i-did-the-plays-in-middle-school-i-was-cast-as-a-gate-in-my-fourth/)

[Lucas Hedges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucas-hedges/)

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## More by Lucas Hedges

> [I think it's true of every great comedy that it's rooted in some dramatic, incredibly personal truth. And it's true of all great drama…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucas-hedges/i-think-it-s-true-of-every-great-comedy-that-it-s-rooted-in-some/)

[Lucas Hedges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucas-hedges/)

> [I grew up in a film-loving family. We watched the Oscars every year. My favorite thing in the whole world was film. The Oscars…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucas-hedges/i-grew-up-in-a-film-loving-family-we-watched-the-oscars-every-year-my/)

[Lucas Hedges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucas-hedges/)

> [The first thing I ever auditioned for was a movie called 'Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close.' And, this is kind of a secret, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucas-hedges/the-first-thing-i-ever-auditioned-for-was-a-movie-called-extremely/)

[Lucas Hedges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucas-hedges/)

> [I meditate - very pretentious - and I try to read as much as I can and swim at the Y.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucas-hedges/i-meditate-very-pretentious-and-i-try-to-read-as-much-as-i-can-and/)

[Lucas Hedges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucas-hedges/)

> [I am somebody who never came close to a physical altercation, because I was too scared of even getting near one - I'd probably…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucas-hedges/i-am-somebody-who-never-came-close-to-a-physical-altercation-because/)

[Lucas Hedges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucas-hedges/)

> [I grew up playing squash. I have all these squash trophies in my room... I was, like, third in the country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucas-hedges/i-grew-up-playing-squash-i-have-all-these-squash-trophies-in-my-room/)

[Lucas Hedges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucas-hedges/)

> [The more you learn to love yourself, the better actor you will be. That's always going to be my training. Every part is, 'How…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucas-hedges/the-more-you-learn-to-love-yourself-the-better-actor-you-will-be-that/)

[Lucas Hedges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucas-hedges/)

> [If I have a career in theater, and nobody knows who I am, I'm all right with that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucas-hedges/if-i-have-a-career-in-theater-and-nobody-knows-who-i-am-i-m-all-right/)

[Lucas Hedges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucas-hedges/)

> [My dad's a filmmaker, and my mom's an actress. She was the original understudy, actually, for Harper in 'Angels in America' and did the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucas-hedges/my-dad-s-a-filmmaker-and-my-mom-s-an-actress-she-was-the-original/)

[Lucas Hedges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucas-hedges/)

> [When I was in high school, I tried too hard to be cool and to impress people, but playing all these different characters has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucas-hedges/when-i-was-in-high-school-i-tried-too-hard-to-be-cool-and-to-impress/)

[Lucas Hedges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucas-hedges/)

> [I never really thought it would be possible to keep making films. I thought I'd get to a point where it would just stop…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucas-hedges/i-never-really-thought-it-would-be-possible-to-keep-making-films-i/)

[Lucas Hedges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucas-hedges/)

> [It's almost like the psychology of a film is no different from the psychology of a person in that it has to function, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucas-hedges/it-s-almost-like-the-psychology-of-a-film-is-no-different-from-the/)

[Lucas Hedges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucas-hedges/)

> [I have allergic reactions: it triggers my gag reflex when I read unrealistic dialogue from a teenager.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucas-hedges/i-have-allergic-reactions-it-triggers-my-gag-reflex-when-i-read/)

[Lucas Hedges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucas-hedges/)

> [In high school, I made friends with people in every social group. Or at least that's how I perceived it. I thought they liked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucas-hedges/in-high-school-i-made-friends-with-people-in-every-social-group-or-at/)

[Lucas Hedges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucas-hedges/)

> [I think I was born to be a clown. I just haven't figured out how to bring that side of myself into the world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucas-hedges/i-think-i-was-born-to-be-a-clown-i-just-haven-t-figured-out-how-to/)

[Lucas Hedges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucas-hedges/)

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