All of the following are quotes from Ethan himself:
Ethan on the theme song from That Thing You Do!-"I don't want to hear it. I hate that song."
On why he changed his name-"Embry was my mother's father's name before he was adopted. After my parents got divorced, my brother and I decided to change our last names."
On his passion for photography.-"When I'm working on a film, I love watching the crew. I tthink I'd enjoy working as a director of photography."
On his love for change-"When I finish a film, I like to drastically change my appearence. I get sick of looking at the same thing in the mirror for months at a time. So when a film's over, I'll do something like shave my head."
On his getting the role of Preston in CHW-"the studio wasn't completely convinced I could pull it off at first. Preston't the straightforward guy that I usually don't play."
On the movie Dancer, Texas where he played a character who makes a vow to leave town right after his graduation-"It's about all the questions that come up when you try to leave [town]. The movie is touching. It's drama and comedy, and you feel good at the end."
On the movies he does-"If I can't see myself fitting in there, or if I can't find something in the character I like, I know it's not going to work. I'm into whatever comes my way, really, and never plan what I want to do, but I'll always take a part I feel is good."
These are quotes from other people who know Ethan:
Codirector, Harry Elfont, on Ethan's audition for CHW-"[Ethan] blew us away."
Fellow actor Jennifer Love Hewitt (plays Amanda in CHW) on the way he acted between takes-"He's like a kid who's had too much sugar. He's hilarious."
Peter Facinelli (plays Mike in CHW)-"When I met him it was 4:30 A.M. in the makeup trailer, and he was jumping up and down, pounding the walls."
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