Anton Yelchin was born on March 11, 1989 in St. Petersburg, Russia to Viktor and Irina Yelchin. His parents were professional pairs figure skaters…more
Anton: (on being caught up in Hollywood's celebrity culture) My parents are really good at keeping me level-headed, not that I've ever had the desire to not be level-headed. That's really disgusted me in other people and I've always kept myself in check. I really see no reason in not being level headed.
Anton: (talking about his native country) Russia is very complicated. It is one of the most complicated histories. I could go on about this forever. It produces Dostoyevsky and Rachmaninoff and then it produces Stalins and Lenins. It is such a strange combination. I don't know why that rant about Russia was necessary.
Anton: To me high school is such an unhealthy place in general. Every teenager is [going through] this incredible hormonal explosion. Then they put a thousand of them in one place. It is like putting hot air in a balloon.