Quotes from Skyler Gisondo

Acting is always the priority and I love doing what I do, but I'm also very interested in directing and writing and getting a hand in every part of the movie making process.

Although I love working and making movies and that will always be the priority, I really do love continuing my education. It's great to be active and learning instead of sitting around waiting for a phone call for the next project.

My favorite part of making a movie is to watch it in a crowd of people seeing it for the first time.

Now I'm 18, I'm about to turn 19 - I'll get a script for, like, a college frat boy type, and if I'd never gone to school, I wouldn't really have anything genuine to draw from.

It's so much fun to be able to collaborate creatively with someone you grew up watching.

I'm starting at USC's film school for directing this month. I'll try to get a semester in at a time. I'll have to take time off for work throughout school, but it will be nice to get through a little bit.

I want to make people laugh, but I also want to do things that have a serious impact on people - that affect the way they think about something or help them in some way.