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Ansel for Dazed & Confused Digital

Ansel sat down with Dazed & Confused Magazine to talk about having a leg double, Shailene's herbal tea and his childhood as the son of a world-famous photographer. Check out the article below

A long time ago – like, we're talking July last year – I called up the famous fashion photographer Arthur Elgort to chat about his trip to China with Linda Evangelista. Before hanging up, he said, "My youngest son is Ansel Elgort. He's going to come out in a movie soon that's going to make him big time." That movie was Carrie – the Kimberly Peirce remake of Stephen King's telekinetic thriller starring Chloë Grace Moretz.

Arthur Elgort was right. He did make it big time. "He believes in me," smiles Ansel when I tell him about our exchange. He's sat in the Soho Hotel, legs sprawled across the coffee table between us, munching on caramel corn. With only three films to date, the youngest Elgort is already girding his loins from the clamouring Tumblr 'shippers' (vehement fans who pair two people in a dream relationship). In The Fault in Our Stars, Ansel plays Augustus Waters: a cocksure hunk in remission who falls for Hazel Grace Lancaster (played by herbal hottie and homemade toothpaste guru Shailene Woodley). Together, they trek to Amsterdam to visit Lancaster's favourite author, Peter Van Houten. What really happens, though, is a deluge from the beginning of the second act when the floodgates burst. You'll sob in this movie, I swear. This acerbic account of young teenage love thriving despite being diagnosed with a terminal illness "says important things about sick people, shoots down the stereotypes," says Elgort. So for those of you that get this, bring tissues along when you go. Okay? Okay.

Did you ever get to use Shailene's herbal toothpaste?

Ansel Elgort: She offered it to me, the toothpaste, but I'm okay with Crest (laughs). She would give me stuff and I’d just eat it. I'm down for whatever, if you wanna give me something I'll drink your drink – the thing about it is if she's drinking it you know it's probably not bad for you.

And? How'd you feel?

Ansel Elgort: I wouldn’t feel bad, I never got sick or anything. The funny thing is that with Shailene if you ask her what things are good for, she'll like tell you for 95% of the things – the reason they're good for you is like, "This is good for digestion." It's like everything is good for digestion now.

How'd you guys first meet?

Ansel Elgort: It was during the audition for Divergent. There weren't sparks. We played brother and sister the first time we met. Shailene is a big presence, she dominates whatever scene she's in. If the actor she's with isn't good, she's going to dominate the shit out of them and it's going to be a mess. So it needs to be someone who's a strong enough actor. So you have to think about how can you beat her in that scene, because she's trying to beat you. 

There're all these hilarious things on Tumblr which create entire narratives from out of context gifs. Are they creepy to you?

Ansel Elgort: They all like to 'ship' us (see Shansel). We're not a thing. I think that’s really helpful – that we weren't a thing. I'm really comfortable being open around her because I'm not like, 'Oh no, I have to watch my step. I don't want to date my co-star.' There's no pressure there. There's no sexual tension between us, it's all just friendship.

What was it like having a leg double?

Ansel Elgort: His name was Tanner Boatwright. Good kid. When you're crafting a character, it's good to have a lot of influences. I understood already that Gus (Waters) has a lot of confidence, but you always ask, "Why does he have this confidence, where does it come from?" And one of the reasons might be because Tanner is really, really confident. I think it's because he's overcome something. He still snowboards and climbs and hunts – that's how he lost his leg, in a hunting accident. Someone shot him in the leg, he was 16. You can go one or the other way – one way is to go around moping your whole life that you lost your leg, and the other way is being really strong about it, and almost overcompensating with confidence. 

Where does Tanner's leg appear in the movie?

Ansel Elgort: The first time in the support group where I show my leg which is hidden. The other time is in the bed, when I'm on the phone, you see with me with my leg. And after the love scene they actually cut a hole in the bed and had me put my leg down to make it look not just like a knee. So it looks like it was cut off.

So all three of you are in the bed together?

Ansel Elgort: No. Tanner wasn't needed in that scene (laughs).

What films have you cried in? 

Ansel Elgort: I cried for the first time during The Notebook. I cry a lot during films. I'm a big crybaby.

Do you think that this is the next generation's The Notebook?

Ansel Elgort: No, I think that they're just totally different movies. Nicholas Sparks and John Green are very different writers. I don't read Nicholas Sparks books. I'm not that big of a reader to be honest. 

So what was the big clincher for this one? Why was this one the one you wanted to be a part of?

Ansel Elgort: Just who Augustus (Waters) was. That role is so special. And also the story in general. It's a beautiful story with important messages I think. Sick people in movies are so poorly portrayed, and even as an example – what Hollywood wanted to do for this film, when John first brought it to a studio, it wasn't Fox – they said, "Maybe we could bring in a different character who's not sick, and make it about her?" It's like, really? No! He said he couldn't believe that someone would suggest that. That's the problem with Hollywood and making movies about sick people, it's always about healthy people learning lessons from sick people. As if the sick people aren't important enough.

What was it like growing up with your dad (Arthur Elgort)? Did he ever bring people over?

Ansel Elgort: Yeah, I mean, I never knew. I grew up with Grace Coddington coming over to our house like all the time, but like she was just like the woman with the red hair.

She came over for dinner and stuff?

Ansel Elgort: Yeah! She was really nice. And the funny thing is people are always saying that she's so mean, but I've only ever known her as being very nice to us. If we saw her at a restaurant she might be doing her Grace thing, but then when she'd see us she'd be like, (endearing old lady voice) "Ohhh! Ansel, good to see you!" I was young enough at the time that seeing all these models I'd be like, "Oh, they're just tall girls." I wasn't really into girls yet. And then, now, I'm at that age it's like, "Oh, there's some pretty girls around in my dad's studio", but, you know, don't go over there…

Do you have any Adam Sandler stories from working together on Men, Women & Children?

Ansel Elgort: Yeah. He's really funny. I played basketball with him. More and more with him over summer.

Did you beat him? 

Ansel Elgort: Here's the thing. 

Oh no!

Ansel Elgort: So, you know what… no, I'm going to save that story until I'm promoting that movie. I gotta save it.

Oh, come on! You can't do that to me, it's my last question!

Ansel Elgort: I really wanna save it until that movie. I'm sorry.

Thanks Mel

Harpeth Hall talk to Cast & John Green in Nashville

Ava Boney from Harpeth Hall talked to Shai, Ansel, Nat and John during their tour stop in Nashville. Check out her interviews below:

Shai & Ansel

They talk about having John on set and filming tough scenes (such as the gas station scene) and they describe each other in 3 words.

Nat & John

John talks about starting and ending his novels and Nat talks about playing a (half-)blind character.

Don't miss the behind the scenes stuff as of 3:00 ;)

Ansel talks TFIOS on BBC Breakfast

Ansel was on the BBC morning show promoting TFIOS. He talks about how this book is one of his favorites. He also mentions that people who watch this movie will come out the theater hopeful. He tells BBC Breakfast that he is sort of proud that TFIOS beat Tom Cruise's Edge of Tomorrow.

Check out the entire charming interview below or at BBC Breakfast.

Shailene talks to Coup De Main magazine

Here are some of our favourite snippets from Shailene's recent interview with the Coup De Main magazine. You can read the full interview here!

CDM: Why do you think there’s been so few films produced since the days of John Hughes, that portray real representations of teenagers? [Shailene misheard John Hughes as John Green…]

SHAILENE: I don’t think that John Green hears the voice of teenagers and gives them a voice, I think he hears them and he really emphasises with them and is able to articulate in the manner of the inner workings of adolescence - and that is a true gift, because I think there are a lot of times where either they are played down or played up.

CDM: Hazel wholeheartedly lives for and appreciates the small moments in life. Is that something you relate to?

SHAILENE: Yes, it definitely is. I definitely live for the small moments and the big moments. I really love that about Hazel, and I love the fact that she doesn’t feel like she needs something in the world, like she doesn’t need to leave a mark or be someone or do something and I think that’s what’s really beautiful. She might be the least narcissistic person I have ever encountered.

CDM: I really admire Hazel’s courage. Even more so, when she doesn’t think she is being brave, but just thinks it’s the right thing to do. I feel like that’s something you and Hazel both have in common. What or where do you draw strength in your personal convictions from?

SHAILENE: I think I draw strength in my personal convictions strictly based on confidence. I think you have to love yourself and you have to have a strong sense of self-love in order to really show up for other people, because if you love yourself, you’re not questioning your own mind any more and you are really able to be present and available for others.

CDM: What do you hope for people to take away from watching 'The Fault In Our Stars'?

SHAILENE: I want them to take away the fact that nothing is guaranteed, and everything is so fleeting that we can’t take anything too seriously - you have to appreciate the moment, because you never know what is coming next as it is completely out of our control.

CDM: You’ve said that: "If we plan to save the planet, we have to start with ourselves." What do you think it’s going to take for people to understand this truth?

SHAILENE: I don’t know what it is going to take, but all I know is that every single day I am making a commitment to show up and be the best version of myself, and the kindest and most compassionate person I can be

CDM: If S.H.A.I.L.E.N.E. was an acronym, what would each letter stand for?

SHAILENE:

S - Sassy.

H - [What adjectives start with H? It’s such a weird one.] Healthy.

A - Animated.

I - Intelligent.

L - Loving.

E - Earth-hugging. <laughs>

N - Nature-girl.

E - Enthusiastic.

Ansel Elgort talks to The Guardian

Ansel was recently interviewed by the guardian, here are some of our highlights:

(remember to read the full article here)

On crying during TFIOS:
 "Yeah, of course," he shoots. "Big time. The first time I cried was I think ..." He chews a cookie while he thinks. And then: "Well, I cry whenever I watch an emotional scene that I did, just because it brings me back to that moment. It's like I remember being there, I remember feeling what I felt. It's really weird, right?"

On feeling lucky to be healthy after leaving a TFIOS screening:
"There are so many things to be lucky for," he agrees. "Lucky to be healthy, lucky to be, like, beautiful. Lucky to be living in America. It's like: what the fuck. It's crazy. I feel like I have more luck than 99.999% of people in the whole world." A pause. "I'm a lucky fuck."

On playing alongside Shailene:

"Shailene," he says, "is a very different person to most people. She's very unique. She has, some would say, odd ways of living." Like what? "Like she eats only certain types of food, she cooks a certain way. But the nice thing was that she was able to speak about life spiritually and I think at that point in my life – I was 19 – I'd never thought about any of that kind of stuff. So I was like: wow that's interesting. I'd never talked to anybody like that but I guess Shailene talks to her friends like that all the time."

"Shailene and I share a certain love," he says, "but it's a friendship love." This, he thinks, is also what their characters in this new film enjoy. "I think it's more than a love story, it's like the opposite of Romeo and Juliet – it's not lust; it's real love. And, y'know, they have sex just because they're in Amsterdam and are probably never going to have sex otherwise – so let's do it, I guess. But really, they're there just because they love each other. That's why it's refreshing because it's not, like, cheesy luurve."

On his online reach:

"It's important power, because there are some celebrities who have millions and millions of people following them and they don't lead by example. I think one of the best people on Twitter is John Green [author of The Fault in Our Stars]. He leads by example and he encourages millions of people to do good things. And there are people who don't, and it's a waste, y'know? I look to John as a role model and whenever I'm unsure of something I'm like: 'Would John tweet this?'

On being a role model:

"I'm happy to be a role model because I think I can do it over other people. I think my parents raised me well. And I'm pretty straight edge. All my friends make fun of me for being straight edge. Like we go out and I'm not really drinking. But they understand why – I'm doing really well, I'm really focused always on the prize. I want to keep creating and making important things and that's what I want Ansel Elgort to be about."

 

On being ready for the kind of attention Robert Pattinson gets:
"I don't compare myself to anyone, but yeah, in certain ways it's really nice because a lot of people like Robert Pattinson. I think I'm a lot more ready than a lot of people. I'm willing to hopefully encourage people to do good things." Fame at this pitch holds no fears for a man apparently allergic to anxious introspection. Or, perhaps, just a 20-year-old self-aware enough to know he's on top of the world. And making the movie did change his perspective, he says. Sometimes, luck runs out. "I think one of the biggest things is that … it just happens." "It", of course, being cancer. He quotes the film – "The world is not a wish-granting factory" – then sits back. "That's how it is. It could happen to anyone, y'know? As young people, we think we're invincible."

Laura Dern goes on Late Night with Seth Meyers

Ansel in Interview Magazine

Ansel talked to Interview Magazine about dancing, acting and singing/producing music and his wishes and aspirations for the future.

Ansel Elgort is what is traditionally called a triple-threat-he acts, dances, and sings. The 20-year-old New York native and theater-camp vet who started performing in ballet class at age 9 and crafts bass-thumping electronic dance tracks under the nom de musique Ansolo made his screen debut as pretty-boy high school jock Tommy Ross in last year's remake ofCarrie. He recently appeared in this spring's young-adult dystopian juggernaut Divergent, and in June gets leading-man status as Augustus Waters, one half of a pair of star-crossed, terminally ill teenage lovers in The Fault in Our Stars alongside fellow Divergent alum Shailene Woodley. His fourth movie, Jason Reitman's dramedy about modern love, Men, Women & Children, due out later this year, has him sharing the screen with Adam Sandler and Jennifer Garner. It's been a packed two years for Elgort, but he doesn't seem to be letting up soon.

COLLEEN KELSEY: You went to LaGuardia High School, the Fame school. Did you always want to act?
ANSEL ELGORT: When I was nine, I started doing ballet. That's when I knew that I was down to keep doing it. Eventually I came into acting and LaGuardia and straight play-acting turned into movies. I always did workshops. I would be at theater camp, doing shows, or after-school programs. Then I was doing shows in school. It was nonstop. I was never not in a show from ages 11 until 18. It was a great creative atmosphere but also a professional kind of atmosphere. When I finally went into the professional world, I felt ready. I was prepared for work.  

KELSEY: What was the movie or play that made you want to be an actor?
ELGORT: Les Miz and Oklahoma! I was a big musical guy. Then I got into movies, watching old films my dad had, the old Elia Kazan movies, like On the Waterfront [1954]. It was those old movies, actually, that really got me started. Marlon Brando, Paul Newman—straight-up legends.

KELSEY: What was your first role?
ELGORT: The first show I did was The Nutcracker ballet. I was one of the kids who comes out in the beginning. In fifth grade, I did Oklahoma!, but I didn't get a leading role. I knew the whole play and could sing it already, but they were like, "The sixth-grader has to get the lead." I was really discouraged. Then I went to the Professional Performing Arts School. 

KELSEY: Have you had any auditioning experiences that bring you back to that first rejection in Oklahoma!?
ELGORT: I guess so. I did seven auditions for Carrie. I just kept coming back and doing the same thing over and over again. I guess they just wanted to see if I was consistent. I was a total nobody. I wouldn't have hired me to be the lead in that movie either.  

KELSEY: Really?
ELGORT: Not at first. Not off a couple auditions. I would want to see proof that I could do it.  

KELSEY: You were in Carrie, a horror movie; Divergent, a sci-fi-action movie; and now you have The Fault in Our Stars, a fairly unusual love story. Have you diversified your acting skill set fairly quickly in your career?
ELGORT: It's not like I'm pulling a Christian Bale and getting really fuckin' skinny. I'm not playing a woman. Doing those kinds of things—that's diversity. I want to do that. I think that I could pull it off. I think that a theater background really helps with that. 

KELSEY: Do you have actor role models?
ELGORT: Paul Newman. He could play a lot of different roles, even people who were villains, and no matter what, you love him. He was always such a relatable character—the smile, the blue eyes. Brando was just really real. James Dean was always a tortured soul. It's cool to look at the old guys. But when I'm looking at someone's career, I'm not trying to be, "Oh, whose do I want?" I don't really want anyone else's. I don't just act, and that's really important to me. I don't want to just be an actor forever. Right now I'm really into music. I want to score movies. I could be an actor first, but I don't only want to be an actor. 

KELSEY: Who do you want to work with the most? 
ELGORT: I think it would be ridiculous to work with Tom Hardy. I hear some crazy things about him, and he's also really good. I like the movie Warrior [2011] a lot and Gavin O'Connor, who directed it.  

KELSEY: Have you ever been starstruck?
ELGORT: Less and less recently. It's so sad, you get less starstruck when you start realizing that it's not a big deal. I got starstruck not by someone who is famous, but by someone who's famous in the miniature painting community. When I was a kid, I used to paint miniatures. There were famous people in the miniature community from forums online. I went to some big event and I saw them in real life and I was so starstruck. So silly, right? 

KELSEY: With The Fault in Our Stars, the book has such a cult following. Have you been aware of what people's expectations are for the movie? 
ELGORT: Definitely. Especially since I'm really big on social media stuff. I get it firsthand, which I think is important. It's important to be there.  

KELSEY: How close are you with your followers?
ELGORT: I've been Skyping with them, one on one, with people who have been winning a competition for my new EDM [electronic dance music] track "Unite." I have this raffle you can enter to promote the song. It's cool. They actually ask me a lot of questions about music. They really do care. And that's why social media is so important, because these kids, a lot of them had never known what electronic music was. 

KELSEY: What's the event in history you wished you witnessed? 
ELGORT: The '50s; the whole greaser time in Hollywood. I would have liked to have been there when they were like, [in an old-timey accent] "Oh, we're making pictures now that have sound and color!"  

KELSEY: What actor, living or dead, would you want to play you in the movie of your life?
ELGORT: Paul Newman. I trust him. 

Young Hollywood talks to TFIOS Cast

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Michael H. Weber and Scott Neustadter talk to Time Magazine

Time Magazine talked to Scott and Michael about how to turn a great book into a movie that makes fans and critics happy.

Fans of John Green’s beloved bestseller The Fault in Our Stars have been waiting just two years for the film adaptation on June 6 — but for devout followers of the book, it’s felt like much longer. Thanks to the author’s on-set social media teasers and extensive marketing from FOX, the amped-up-anticipation turned into a fan frenzy, which all weighed heavier on the imminent question: Will the film live up to the book? 

After all, it’s difficult to trust Hollywood, and it’s not just fans who are often disappointed. Bestselling writer Jodi Picoult has voiced frustration over her books being made into movies, telling TIME: “It’s really hard to have people in Hollywood lie to you. What’s really upsetting is when a fan says, ‘Why did you let them change the ending?’ As if we have any say in the matter.” Stephen King, similarly, was vocal about disliking Stanley Kubrick’s adaptation ofThe Shining. 

While the book-is-always-better mindset persists, a new dawn is near: as Hollywood continues to look to books tied to a preexisting fan base, screenwriters continue expressing a desire to stay true to the original work. 

The lucky job of pleasing Green’s fans went to Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, the dominant screenwriting duo behind 500 Days of Summer; next, they’re set to tackle book-club favorite Me Before You. The story for The Fault in Our Stars follows Hazel and Gus, terminally ill teens who fall in love after meeting in a cancer support group. Though some changes did have to be made, Neustadter and Weber stumbled on the book as fans and wanted to preserve the heart of the story as much as possible.
“Our attitude resembled the fans who thought this might get screwed up,” Weber says. “We were, like, someone is going to do this the wrong way.” The task at hand wasn’t easy, Neustadter explained. “Your job is to figure out how to take something that people read over a week and do it in 100 minutes.”
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But those who’ve been privy to early screenings ofThe Fault in Our Stars seem pleased with the results. The substance of Green’s voice and the tear-jerking storyline is still very present. Approval from devoted fans has already begun to trickle in on social media — plus Green’s own endorsement, which he explained at a separate BookCon panel dedicated to the film’s release. “There were parts [of the script] I was infuriated by,” he said. “But it’s because it was so much better. They captured the tone, the feel, the kind of vibe I wanted to book to have.”

These are only snippets of the whole article, which includes interviews with the screenwriters of The Giver and This Is Where I Leave You. Check out the whole very interesting article at the source.

TFIOS on The Today Show

John Green, Ansel, and Shai were on the Today Show this morning. They picked a winner for NYC premiere tickets, chatted with Samantha Guthrie, and played a game with Kathie Lee and Hoda.

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Interview with Samantha Guthrie

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Kathie Lee and Hoda

Orange Roulette: Shailene wants to be a mermaid

(Via @PlanetShailene)

Daily Beast talks with Shailene

Shailene chats with The Daily Beast about all things TFIOS, love, bucket lists, and more.

Shailene on her friendship with Ansel: 

We have such deep reverence and pride for one another. We’re completely different in almost every way, but are very intrigued by each other’s differences, so whenFault came around, there was a fault in Hazel and Augustus’s stars, but there wasn’t a fault in our stars because we had that deep respect for one another. In real life, I look at him with such admiration and such love, and when you apply that to the rules and regulations of what it is to be in love with somebody, the natural chemistry is able to exist.

Filming the AnneFrank House scenes:

For me, in the book, that was one of the most powerful scenes that he described and visually, interpreting it in my own mind, I saw it the way it was written, and then the way that they filmed it in the movie was exactly the same. Anne’s story and Hazel’s story are so synchronistic, in a way—the theme of how you don’t have to live a long life to have a powerful and meaningful one—and Anne Frank had her first kiss in that house, and Hazel did, too. And then having the ability to film there and the history of what those walls held was powerful in those scenes. Hazel’s thinking, “This might be the last time in my life I’m here, and if I have to die going up these stairs, I’ll die going up these stairs.” She’s also thinking, “If Anne Frank did it, I can do it.”

Numbered days and Bucket lists:

We only have moments. The future is not guaranteed and the past is gone, so worry is a product of the future and guilt is a product of the past, and those things have no place in our lives. So if I had two weeks or two months to live, I’d appreciate every moment. If I had to choose a location, I’d choose the beach because I don’t think there’s anywhere more powerful or beautiful in the world than the ocean, but I think I could be anywhere as long as I was aware of the fact that those were the moments that counted, and that laughter ensued in those moments. Laughter is kind of hard to come by with a lot of people, but I think life is so funny and so unfair, so why are we trying to be so serious about it? That makes no sense to me.

Be sure to check out the rest of this fantastic interview at the source!

Via PlanetShailene

New Press Junket Interview

New interview with Inside Entertainment TV

TIME's First Look at TFIOS

TIME Magazine shares behind the scenes footage and the following with the cast:

Shailene talks about Hazel, her cannula, and John's writing style. Josh discusses the film's meet-cute and support group interaction. John reflects on the importance of Esther Earl in his life.

Read more at TIME.

Shai and Ansel talk with Parade Magazine

Parade Magazine chats with Shai and Ansel about favorite childhood movies, acting methods, on-set habits, and more. 

Check out the rest of the adorable article at Parade.

Cast's TFIOS Viewing Supply Kit

Shai, Ansel, and Nat give Yahoo! Movies their TFIOS viewing supply kit ideas. 

Such a great interview! What are your viewing must-haves?

Shai and Ansel Interview Each Other

Shai and Ansel interview each other in this fun press junket interview. They discuss board games, Amsterdam fun, favorite films, and more.

Post by 20th Century Fox (Philippines).

Via The Fault Movie

Nat talks TFIOS with ABC News

ABC News talks with Nat about Isaac, Shailene's acting talents, Palo Alto, and his band with his brother, Alex.

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TFIOS Cast Chats with Thought Catalog

Thought Catalog had the opportunity to see an advanced screening of TFIOS and subsequently interview Ansel, Shai, Sam, and Laura.

Here are the highlights:

And how do you want to be remembered?

Shai: I just want to make sure that every single day I am showing up in a way that’s full of integrity and compassion and love. And as far as wanting to be remembered — it’s more about what impression did I make, was I fully myself today and was I fully able to bring love to the table, because it’s really all about love.

Ansel: I hope that I inspire people to embrace their creative side, I feel like often times in society, people aren’t fortunate where they’re born into families where creativity is frowned upon, and I think that human beings are very creative people, and I want to be remembered as an inspiration for creativity.

What aspect of the book, which of the profound themes, resonated with you most: and how did you bring that to your character?

Sam: God, there are so many. One of the things that I loved that he says, that my character says, is that the universe wants to be noticed, and it rewards those who notice it. And then, who am I to say that my recognition of the universe is temporary? Which is so heavy, I’m still absorbing that — it’s like [John's] a philosopher. I love the idea that the universe is a being that wants to be seen and rewards those who see it. That to me is very zen — being in the moment, noticing the little things around you.

Laura: What’s the quote? Pain demands to be felt. That concept was really profound, to get to be a part of a film that not only doesn’t shy away from, but requires you, to feel the fearlessness of loving, knowing that we lose love also, and that we shouldn’t shy away from it culturally, and talking about it with our children, our lovers, our friends. That, as well, is very beautiful.

Be sure to check out the rest of the interview and a super cute video interview with Shai and Ansel at the source!

Via @PlanetShailene

Additional Press Interviews

Shailene, Nat, and John have an insightful chat with BigFanBoy about Nerdfighteria community, Hazel's cannula, Amsterdam, Paper Towns and more.

Shailene and Ansel talk with Made In Hollywood via Movietickets' Youtube page about their characters and first love. Sam and Laura on their characters' parenting methods with Hazel's cancer in mind and grief. John discusses Nerdfighteria. Nat on the truth in TFIOS. (Via The Shailers)

Shailene talked to ShowbizJunkie at CinemaCon about TFIOS being close to the book, portraying Hazel and working with Ansel.