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I’ve never taken time off from being an actor. This is the kind of career I’d be so happy to do until I die. I always joke to myself that I want to have a postmortem Academy Award Nomination.

Ansel Elgort

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Ansel Elgort
Age: 30
Born: 1994
Born: March 14
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I think my voice would be great as a protestor but also it would be, and has been, very powerful for charity.
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When I was nine, I started doing ballet. That's when I knew that I was down to keep doing it.
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Success is being artistically fulfilled and happy. You can't control how people see your movie or how much money it makes...and the same thing with music. When I'm writing a song or I'm in the studio, those memories, that's epic.
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I think it's important I stay connected to every part of my personality. I play basketball. I rock climb. I paint. I'm a little bit scattered, but it's so I can convincingly play all these characters.
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I write music because I love it. Sometimes more than anything in the world.
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I'm trying to have no regrets. I'm starting to learn about myself and how to live. As an actor, part of the job is accepting your life and learning how to roll with it. I want to live a life where I don't regret any decisions, and if I do, I learn from them.
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I don't believe in spending money lavishly, now that I'm making money.
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