Ellar Coltrane Kinney Salmon (born August 27, 1994), known as Ellar Coltrane, is an American actor best known for his role as Mason Evans Jr. in Boyhood. Read full biography of Ellar Coltrane →
I didn't have my parents to rebel against, but I had society, and that definitely is what they taught me. Just: Trust nothing.
I like acting; I like being lost in the creative process.
I try not to worry about my appearance as much as possible.
I was a pretty alert kid, and I, you know, I was very interested in arts.
I was raised to be some kind of artist.
I was very angsty from a very young age. The way people start acting when they're 15, I started being at 8.
I'm interested in all kinds of art. I draw and paint and don't know how to play the banjo, but I do play the banjo.
It was surreal to step out of my own existence and see how most American children experience things.
It's beautiful to have people look me in the eyes and actually treat me like a human.
I don't want to make any general statements, but I feel like so many stories that are presented as being about humanity and human emotion are... →
I feel like that's so ingrained in so many children that you are so confined and repressed growing up that, anything you do, you have to rebel... →
I've struggled so much, growing up, with just feeling that my life is valid because it's not filled with these hyper-dramatic moments, and I... →
My mom comes from a really out-there upbringing, so for her, the way she raised me is pretty disciplined. I was home-schooled but more really... →
Ellar Coltrane Kinney Salmon (born August 27, 1994), known as Ellar Coltrane, is an American actor best known for his role as Mason Evans Jr. in Boyhood.