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> [Most people assume because I'm an actor that's all I know about and care about, I'm actually a camera geek and a film geek. I grew up making short films the same time I was acting. For me, it's a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-ross/most-people-assume-because-i-m-an-actor-that-s-all-i-know-about-and/)

[Matt Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-ross/)

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## More by Matt Ross

> [I think one of the most difficult things about the lifestyle is that when it's winter, and there is no running water, you still…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-ross/i-think-one-of-the-most-difficult-things-about-the-lifestyle-is-that/)

[Matt Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-ross/)

> [A lot of acting requires you to be a charming version of yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-ross/a-lot-of-acting-requires-you-to-be-a-charming-version-of-yourself/)

[Matt Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-ross/)

> [One of the things that's fun about that is that sometimes you grow up knowing about someone because they were famous, but you don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-ross/one-of-the-things-that-s-fun-about-that-is-that-sometimes-you-grow-up/)

[Matt Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-ross/)

> [I think my ultimate directorial style is 'play.' In reference to theater, it's called a play - I believe in that noun, and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-ross/i-think-my-ultimate-directorial-style-is-play-in-reference-to-theater/)

[Matt Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-ross/)

> [Film is a pretty poor medium to deliver a message. I'm not trying to do that. I'm just trying to ask a lot of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-ross/film-is-a-pretty-poor-medium-to-deliver-a-message-i-m-not-trying-to/)

[Matt Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-ross/)

> [I played guitar when I was a kid a little bit. I can tool around with a guitar, but I'm certainly not a musician.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-ross/i-played-guitar-when-i-was-a-kid-a-little-bit-i-can-tool-around-with/)

[Matt Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-ross/)

> [One of the fun things for me, about acting, is trying to transform. Transformational acting was the reason why I became an actor, in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-ross/one-of-the-fun-things-for-me-about-acting-is-trying-to-transform/)

[Matt Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-ross/)

> [The challenge and love, for me, of acting is if you get to transform or do something you haven't done before. That's fun.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-ross/the-challenge-and-love-for-me-of-acting-is-if-you-get-to-transform-or/)

[Matt Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-ross/)

> [Most people assume because I'm an actor that's all I know about and care about, I'm actually a camera geek and a film geek.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-ross/most-people-assume-because-i-m-an-actor-that-s-all-i-know-about-and/)

[Matt Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-ross/)

> [My background is in largely in theatre and acting. I grew up in a town with a well-respected Shakespeare Festival, and I fell in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-ross/my-background-is-in-largely-in-theatre-and-acting-i-grew-up-in-a-town/)

[Matt Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-ross/)

> [When people talk about careers, I always feel like the connotation of a career is that you're actually choosing things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-ross/when-people-talk-about-careers-i-always-feel-like-the-connotation-of/)

[Matt Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-ross/)

> [When you listen to someone's songs, their soul comes through.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-ross/when-you-listen-to-someone-s-songs-their-soul-comes-through/)

[Matt Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-ross/)

> [A lot of directors on a base level are fearful of actors and maybe even distrustful. I love the craft of acting and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-ross/a-lot-of-directors-on-a-base-level-are-fearful-of-actors-and-maybe/)

[Matt Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-ross/)

> [The real truth - like anything, you have an idea about something you might write and it changes. People reflect on it or you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-ross/the-real-truth-like-anything-you-have-an-idea-about-something-you/)

[Matt Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-ross/)

> [The first idea of Captain Fantastic was a pretty radically different one. The genesis had to do with parenting and questions about parenthood and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-ross/the-first-idea-of-captain-fantastic-was-a-pretty-radically-different/)

[Matt Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-ross/)

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