I love working in theater because it’s such a challenge to have the audience right there in front of you. If you mess up, you have to figure it out and keep going. There’s no take two! I do hope to return to the stage someday. I really love to sing. Gaten Matarazzo Read Quote
I’m a kid who grew up in a small town and started acting when he was seven for no reason and got lucky. Sometimes it can be a little overwhelming. I feel like some people, especially child stars, act out because they don’t know how to handle the pressure. Gaten Matarazzo Read Quote
Kids are so accustomed to technology that it’s upsetting to watch them without their phones. They don’t know what to do. Sometimes I feel like I’m like that, too – if I get my phone taken away because I’m grounded, I don’t know what to do. So I just have to sit in my room and stare blankly at the ceiling. Gaten Matarazzo Read Quote
The most surreal moment might have been meeting President Obama. It was really cool, actually; they, like, announced us into the room. There was a man in a uniform who announced all our names in a booming voice, and we walk in, and there’s the president. Gaten Matarazzo Read Quote
My friends are pretty used to me being an actor, and the ones who have known me for a long time don’t make too big of a deal out of it. Gaten Matarazzo Read Quote
In the Broadway world, I’ve always wanted to play Valjean in ‘Les Mis’, since I’ve already played Gavroche. I’d also like to play the Phantom of the Opera, but I haven’t really thought about any film characters. You’ve got to have a whole lot of training for the Phantom role, vocally. Gaten Matarazzo Read Quote
I love when people stop and talk to me, because the people are always so nice. Gaten Matarazzo Read Quote
I started acting when I was seven, and I didn’t get my first role till I was nine. So for two years, I was just auditioning. Gaten Matarazzo Read Quote
College is something I’ve always said I wanted to do, but you’re going there to get a piece of paper that says you can get a job, but if I’m already working steadily and doing good work, it makes you question your priorities. Right now, I’m in my own film college: filming a TV show. Gaten Matarazzo Read Quote
