All it really takes to fall in love with a script is to understand, right off the bat, one piece of the story. Lucas Hedges Read Quote
I did the plays in middle school. I was cast as a gate in my fourth grade play, and every year I got a bigger role. Then, in 7th grade, I played Smike in ‘Nicholas Nickleby,’ and the casting director saw me and asked me to audition for a movie. That movie led to me getting ‘Moonrise Kingdom.’ Lucas Hedges Read Quote
The great thing about scenes that involve nervous breakdowns – in the little experience I have doing them – is that there’s no way to craft it. You just have to do it, and it sort of crafts itself in just being incredibly messy. Lucas Hedges Read Quote
My problem with my parents growing up was not that I was afraid to cry in front of them – they always wanted me to cry because they wanted me to be okay, but it felt kind of icky and gross to cry in front of my parents. So my problem was the polar opposite – I didn’t want to cry in front of them because I didn’t want to give them the satisfaction. Lucas Hedges Read Quote
I’m not sure I would want to be a filmmaker, because I’ve seen how many people they have to go through in order to create their own movie. It doesn’t seem like something I can imagine putting myself through. Lucas Hedges Read Quote
I meditate – very pretentious – and I try to read as much as I can and swim at the Y. Lucas Hedges Read Quote
I never really thought it would be possible to keep making films. I thought I’d get to a point where it would just stop happening, and I still sort of feel that way. I don’t know if any actor feels like they are going to have a career forever, unless they’re a movie star. Lucas Hedges Read Quote
The more you learn to love yourself, the better actor you will be. That’s always going to be my training. Every part is, ‘How can I learn to love myself more?’ Lucas Hedges Read Quote
I’d love to do a love story. I’ve never done a true love story, which would be awesome. But then again, I don’t think I’ve had a true love story, even in my own life. Maybe that’s something I want to explore in my own life first. Lucas Hedges Read Quote
I did a theater program the summer of my junior year, and that’s when I really fell in love with the craft of acting. It became more about the craft and less about being a working actor. Lucas Hedges Read Quote
