Emile Hirsch quotes

Emile Hirsch is an American actor best known for his roles in films such as "Into the Wild" and "Lords of Dogtown." His performances have received critical acclaim for their intensity and emotional depth. He continues to work in both film and television, earning recognition for his versatility. Here are 31 of his quotes:

Believe it or not, I got into the charismatic, shady, sly heart of Sedgewick Bell by watching CNN and C-SPAN. (Emile Hirsch)
I'm not a ball in a pinball machine. I know what I want. View quote
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I've definitely had ideas and plans that sometimes exceed my means and capabilities. View quote
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I think I've always been half out of my shell and half in. Sometimes I can be extremely wild and sometimes I can be extremely shy. It just depends on the day. View quote
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I remember when I saw 'The Matrix' when I was 13, I saw it in the theaters, and I was so blown away by it. It was one of the most memorable experiences I definitely ever had in the theater. View quote
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When I got a lap dance, because I was 17, they had to put a massive pillow between me and the girl when she was grinding me. It was weird, yet pleasurable. View quote
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Maybe you will be afraid and maybe you will fail, but the courage to take risks in any part of your life is, I feel, a very worthwhile way to live. View quote
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I know what wanting and craving adventure feels like, I can really relate to that. View quote
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I identify with someone wanting something to work out, but not being able to get through the rocks to the river. View quote
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The willingness to keep learning is, I think, the most important thing about trying to be good at anything. You never want to stop learning. View quote
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I don't really like the slogan 'It boy.' (Emile Hirsch)
In Dogtown, skateboards are like bikes to the Chinese. View quote
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I don't have an interest in any car that isn't good for the environment, other than maybe an aesthetic quality in a picture book. View quote
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On 'Into The Wild' I spent months risking my life and on 'Speed Racer' I spent 60 days acting in front of a green screen. No danger to my physical self, but I sure had to use my imagination. View quote
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How much cooler was Oz than seeing the little dude behind the curtain? View quote
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When you're reading Thoreau you look at Hollywood differently, let me tell ya! View quote
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I had the misfortune of getting what skateboarders call hippers. It's when you fall on your hip again and again and again, just the same spot. It turns into like a blue purple bruise and it's just torture because I had to keep on doing the same move, going around in the pool again. View quote
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The genres are widening. I don't think that there's as many limitations on the kinds of projects that actors can do as there once was. View quote
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Brokeback Mountain' just blew me away. I'll always remember talking to Heath Ledger just after he finished that movie and he was going on about working with Ang and how incredible he was. View quote
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Well, when I was a kid and I watched Speed Racer, I used to always watch it in the morning with my cereal. And when I ate the cereal, I would pour soda into the cereal because we never really had milk for some reason. I don't know. View quote
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Artistic ambition is important. And it seems it would be a great time to do some theatre, like a new extreme. (Emile Hirsch)
It was very, very challenging being on this thing called the gimbal. It would throw you around, give you whiplash, and they'd tie you down. View quote
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A lot of the stuff in 'Speed Racer' has never been done before, from it having a multi-tone, to it having a retro-cool family movie, to having the photo-realism with the CG-backgrounds and infinite focus the way they worked with these digital cameras, to even the color experimentation. View quote
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We want to do for 'Hamlet' what Baz Luhrmann did for 'Romeo and Juliet' in terms of like a really cool kind of re-imagining. View quote
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I'm not staying away from any genre. I'm trying to get scripts that I like. View quote
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Emile Hirsch

Emile Hirsch - Image
Photo: Tabercil, CC BY-SA 2.0
Occupation: American Actor
Born: March 13, 1985
Quotes count: 31