Quotes from Dacre Montgomery

I have so much drive and passion for this industry and the creative arts, and I want other kids to have that kind of drive, and to have a fire in their belly for whatever industry that they want to get into.

It's such a thrill walking onto a film set.

I wasn't a good kid in school. I wasn't a bad kid. I just didn't focus. My grades weren't good. I mucked around, you know, a phase everyone went through.

I always just like to improvise, and that goes for my audition tapes as well.

I'm writing; I'm teaching myself writing.

In terms of my actual acting, I don't really like to to copy anyone or replicate anything that I've seen.

My mom's a psychologist, and so is my grandfather.

I was probably about 10 years old when I said to Mom, 'I'd really like to pursue a career in front of the camera.'

It's been an amazing journey. I've been pursuing a career in this industry for a long time, so when I was finally given an opportunity, I didn't take it for granted.

For me, there is always a certain level of recklessness that, I think, gives you a certain foundation, that makes you more interesting as a person.

It's not just the actor in front of the camera. And it's important to have respect for all those people that work behind the camera.

It'd been about four months since shooting 'Power Rangers,' and 'Stranger Things' was the first thing I saw that made me think, 'I need this.' I had one day to get my act together, so I made a short film rather than a self-tape. It had an opening score, opening titles, and I may or may not have put on a g-string and danced to 'Hungry Like a Wolf.'

Growing up, I was into 'Power Rangers.'

I recall very early Mel Gibson films where he's kind of cheeky. I wanted to embody those qualities, definitely.

I like different actors for different reasons. There are people like Tom Cruise, who have continued to stay on top of their game, and Hugh Jackman, for being one of the hardest working people in Hollywood.

I came from drama school, and it's a group of 18 people working together in every single production and splitting up the roles for three years, so I am very much about the team.

I'm a total cinephile. I try to watch everything I can.

I had a really tough time in high school.

I think that your relationship is always changing with your siblings.

I was bullied in high school, and it's interesting coming from the other side of the camera lens, finding out that all of these people that I thought were my antagonists in my life were probably just as insecure as I was at that age.

After Year 12, I went to Vancouver for my gap year and met an agent who told me to lose 25 kg.

My mum didn't really let me watch TV until I was about 5 years old.

You can't always be by the book every single day of your life.

It sounds super cliche, but my sister is 12 years younger than me, and I remember when I was there holding her in my arms for the first time. And that kind of responsibility you feel when you hold a child in your arms.