“I think if you only work, then you won't have a life. It's tough to have a life …” — Ansel Elgort

My dad grew up in Washington Heights. I grew up in New York in Manhattan. So we're purebred New Yorkers.

My dad's a photographer. So I suppose he named me Ansel just in case I would take over the family business. I guess I failed him.

I love Marlon Brando and James Dean. That was when it was all about the star and the script. Nowadays, everything has to be action-packed.

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.