“I took a leave of absence from the internet company where I was working and bought a camera and a copy of Final Cut Pro editing software and made my first feature film, "Street Fight." It followed a crazy, racially charged mayoral election in Newark, NJ in which a young guy named Cory Booker was taking on the political machine of that city. It went on to be nominated for an Oscar and Emmy and was a real example of DIY film-making.”
![“I had four years of auditions, and nothing happened, until Francis Ford Coppola took a shot on me ['Tetro' in 2009]. I hadn't done a film, and suddenly I was the lead.” quote by Alden Ehrenreich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e5e/alden-ehrenreich-2752_auditions_i-had-four-years-of-auditions-and-nothin_1595765.jpg)
