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
Elia Kazan - the films he made were such a big deal for me when I was growing up. — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
I think that having had [Steven Spielberg's] confidence in me probably made me a little more immune to feeling as bad about… — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
[Warren Beatty] will sometimes spend hours on a very small detail to make sure he gets it right. After the kind of… — 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
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![“[Warren Beatty] will sometimes spend hours on a very small detail to make sure he gets it right. After the kind of work that he's made, he certainly doesn't have to be doing that.” quote by Alden Ehrenreich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/239/alden-ehrenreich-2752_beatty_warren-beatty-will-sometimes-spend-hours_2572288.jpg)
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![“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 read the part of the script that said what she [ Cate Blanchett] did, so they put me on the phone with Woody... Allen. I don't know if I could really say "Woody."” quote by Alden Ehrenreich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/32d/alden-ehrenreich-2752_asking_i-remember-calling-and-asking-because-i_34926.jpg)
![“Even when Warren [Beatty] cast me, it had been two years between films at that point.” quote by Alden Ehrenreich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f54/alden-ehrenreich-2752_beatty_even-when-warren-beatty-cast-me-it-had-b_215200.jpg)
![“I had the opportunity to learn more about what life is like for a soldier [in The Yellow Birds].” quote by Alden Ehrenreich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7ca/alden-ehrenreich-2752_bird_i-had-the-opportunity-to-learn-more-abou_259788.jpg)
