Ansel Elgort

“From an early age, I understood the concept that, if you're not the star, then your job is to not pull attention away from the star.”

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

“The image of myself that I give on social media isn't actually who I am; it's not 100 percent me, obviously.”

“Sometimes you want to read what people write about you, obviously.”

“I can be overly confident at times, but with someone who I'm very close to, like with my mother, I will break down. In real life, people will find out that I'm not actually that confident and that I'm a real guy underneath it all.”

“In 'Divergent,' the story is about Beatrice Prior, and I play her brother.”

“I have a lot of weird interests, but everything I do is artistic.”

“I had a birthday party with my family and friends at a house, and Chipotle catered. It was beautiful.”

“I love to cry. It's great.”

“Just in terms of the opportunity I've gotten is amazing. I consider myself super, super, super lucky.”

“When I was in lower school, I graduated from fourth grade, and the principal gave us a summer assignment to take a 30-minute reflection period every day. And, of course, there were no cell phones at the time. She said to just think. And that's lost. It doesn't exist anymore. Just imagine being on a couch and just thinking.”

“Technology moves so fast and social media moves so fast because everyone wants the new thing, but also, everyone wants to be where their parents are not. Once the mom got a Facebook and a Twitter and an Instagram, I don't want to be there anymore.”