When Tetro came out, I met with Warren Beatty for the first time. I had, like, a four-and-a-half-hour lunch with him, and… — 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 remember Tetro was a big deal to me at that time. It was going from zero to one: Never having been… — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
I grew up watching a lot of old movies, so getting to ask about making movies in the '70s and people he… — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
I got turned down for a million jobs until I got my first movie with Francis [Ford Coppola]. — 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
I did my first film with Francis Ford Copploa which spoiled the hell out of me. — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
[Warren's Beatty] first film being with this very important director [Elia Kazan], I think we related on that in a big way.… — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
For me, each one of those experiences stands on its own. The first one was with Steven Spielberg, who helped me to… — 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