I like to buy girls shoes and jewelry. I buy stupidly expensive shoes. I got Louboutins for my mom and my girlfriend before. My mom was like, 'I can't wear these; they're too high.' I was like, 'Mom, you have to try them - they're so cool. They're red snakeskin!' She still wears them every so often, but she can't walk in them.

~ Ansel Elgort

Ansel Elgort Mom Shoes Red

I think that most people who are just artists, who are getting famous, would trade a lot of their fame back for some normalcy, pretty much immediately.

~ Ansel Elgort

Ansel Elgort People Fame Think

You can't be a good actor if you get too affected by fame. Because then you're not real, and you're not really wanting more. You look at a lot of actors who, before they were famous, did a lot of amazing work, and once they got too big, it just got off.

~ Ansel Elgort

Ansel Elgort Work Good Amazing

I want to encourage people. One of the things I do encourage people is that - that Internet is a place where we should share our ideas and be positive, not negative.

~ Ansel Elgort

Ansel Elgort Ideas Internet Negative

'The Fault in Our Stars' is a beautiful film that's really positive. The second half gets sad, but it's always positive.

~ Ansel Elgort

Ansel Elgort Beautiful Stars Sad

I had a birthday party with my family and friends at a house, and Chipotle catered. It was beautiful.

~ Ansel Elgort

Ansel Elgort Family Friends Beautiful

My thing with fans is, it's always about being really good to them and taking the time to take every picture. If there are 300 people, you should take 300 pictures - you shouldn't take 250 because then fifty people will go home sad. Why would you do that?

~ Ansel Elgort

Ansel Elgort Time Home Good

Technology moves so fast and social media moves so fast because everyone wants the new thing, but also, everyone wants to be where their parents are not. Once the mom got a Facebook and a Twitter and an Instagram, I don't want to be there anymore.

~ Ansel Elgort

Ansel Elgort Mom Social Media Parents

I hated the ballet, but I liked performing. I did 20 shows, and I couldn't get the smile off my face.

~ Ansel Elgort

Ansel Elgort Face Ballet Hated

I like romantic dates - going on a long walk in Central Park and then taking the subway downtown and going out to eat and ordering oysters. After that, you walk around again and talk.

~ Ansel Elgort

Ansel Elgort Walk Long You

My mom is very romantic. As is my dad. They appreciate real romance.

~ Ansel Elgort

Ansel Elgort Mom Appreciate Real