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… — Lucas Hedges Copy Share Image
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… — Lucas Hedges Copy Share Image
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… — Lucas Hedges Copy Share Image
The first thing I ever auditioned for was a movie called 'Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close.' And, this is kind of a secret, but… — Lucas Hedges Copy Share Image
I meditate - very pretentious - and I try to read as much as I can and swim at the Y. — Lucas Hedges Copy Share Image
I am somebody who never came close to a physical altercation, because I was too scared of even getting near one - I'd probably… — Lucas Hedges Copy Share Image
I grew up playing squash. I have all these squash trophies in my room... I was, like, third in the country. — Lucas Hedges Copy Share Image
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… — Lucas Hedges Copy Share Image
If I have a career in theater, and nobody knows who I am, I'm all right with that. — Lucas Hedges Copy Share Image
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… — Lucas Hedges Copy Share Image
When I was in high school, I tried too hard to be cool and to impress people, but playing all these different characters has… — Lucas Hedges Copy Share Image
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… — Lucas Hedges Copy Share Image
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… — Lucas Hedges Copy Share Image
