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I'm starting to get a following on Twitter. That's a really awesome power to have. It gives me the opportunity to make any kind of art I want.

Ansel Elgort

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Ansel Elgort
Age: 30
Born: 1994
Born: March 14
Actor
Disc Jockey
Film Actor
Model
Manhattan borough
New York City
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Anyone would be able to be played by someone like him [Donald Trump], that's what he did, he played people.
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