Even when Warren [Beatty] cast me, it had been two years between films at that point. — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
But even a kid, directing was something that I did. I made short films in school. I feel like I've been in… — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
I haven't worked enough to worry about getting typecast, but I do as a film lover didn't want to be working with… — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
My parents weren't involved in show business but my parents would show me. We'd watch old films in the house. — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
Woody Allen is kind of the one example I don't have. Because the way he works and the amount of shooting time… — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
Howard Hughes innovation was in the aviation field. His designs and spirit of experimentation was at the forefront. As far as his… — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
For me, it was watching 'Reds' and 'Splendor in the Grass.' To me, 'Splendor' is like the companion piece to 'Rules Don't… — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
I didn't read the script [ Rules Don't Apply ] for a couple years. It basically amounted to this kind of apprenticeship… — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
An era that I specifically like is sort of late 50's, early 60's. I guess mid 50's too. I like these types… — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
Each film and each character is a completely new set of challenges. It doesn't feel like you can rest on something you… — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
When I was a little kid, my parents would show me Marx Brothers films and westerns and stuff like that. Thats where… — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
I had four years of auditions, and nothing happened, until Francis Ford Coppola took a shot on me ['Tetro' in 2009]. I… — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
[ Woody Allen] persona in the films are so iconic; it's like on par with Groucho Marx or something like that. — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
It's appealing to me to get to be in a commercial film without feeling like I sold out. — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
This movie 'On the Road' with Kristen Stewart - they were trying to make that movie for 30 years. She says she… — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
I actually remember getting asked when we were at the Cannes Film Festival, what I expected to do next. I remember feeling… — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
With 'Hail, Caesar!' it was about all the skill sets I had to learn, but each movie requires a different way of… — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
Elia Kazan - the films he made were such a big deal for me when I was growing up. — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
I had an audition process that went on for a long time, and I got to spend a lot of time with… — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
Basically, Beautiful Creatures was the first lead that I had since Tetro, and it was a lesson in seeing what it's like… — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
My parents used to do these little film festivals in our house where we'd watch all the Marx Brothers movies, or Chaplin… — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
I did my first film with Francis Ford Copploa which spoiled the hell out of me. — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
[Woody Allen] does very few takes, and he doesn't give a whole ton of directions, although he does give direction. — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
I remember calling and asking, because I had a few lines that were like, "How could the character have done this?" and I hadn't… — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
Every movie I've done, it's always the same criteria: finding a great story, and finding a great part to play. — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
I want to make movies that people see. I really think that movies are the most popular form of story telling ever and have… — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
Even when Warren [Beatty] cast me, it had been two years between films at that point. — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
I had the opportunity to learn more about what life is like for a soldier [in The Yellow Birds]. — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
The biggest challenge to being an actor is, when you're not working, just being unemployed: the downtime and not having anything to do. — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
You get bummed out, and then you go, "Oh! Now I get to go buy a present for myself." That kind of helps. — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
When I worked with anybody like Woody Allen, there's the name, and your understanding of who they are before you meet them, that stays… — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
But even a kid, directing was something that I did. I made short films in school. I feel like I've been in the best… — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image