I was so grateful to have ...

I was so grateful to have made 'Into the Wild' before I made 'Speed Racer' because on 'Speed Racer' I was indoors every single day, every single scene, on a green screen. Some of the time, just to pass the time, I would think back to climbing mountains in Alaska. That really helped me.
 Emile Hirsch

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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.
 Emile Hirsch
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.
 Emile Hirsch
Believing in yourself you gain confidence, which allows you to relax. Relaxation is one of the most important parts about acting.
 Emile Hirsch
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.
 Emile Hirsch
I'm sort of like a rat in a maze - I'm moving forward, and any choice I make at the time seems like the only one I can make.
 Emile Hirsch