Garrett Hedlund Biography

Fast Facts

• At 14 he saved his waiter's tips to hire an acting coach
• Interested in acting at a young age, he would copy the addresses of studios from the back of VHS tapes and mail letters asking to be in the studios' movies
• Started out as a model for L․L․ Bean catalogs
• Quote: "[on his recurring dream about falling through a frozen lake he's running on] "It's about acknowledging the fear for about five percent, and then ninety-five percent goes into shrugging it all off․""
• Quote: "I've been told I'm too good-looking for certain roles, but that's okay․ It just motivates me to go deeper․"
• Quote: "[on moving from his native Minnesota to Arizona to further his acting career] "Someone said to me, 'If you want to catch a fox, you've got to be in the forest․'""
• Spent six months learning to play the guitar for his role in "Country Strong․"