Anson Mount Quotes & Trivia

Quotes

(in reference to his favorite haunt "The Movie Place") Anson Mount: It's the best video store in the world. I like to choose an actor, and see everything that they've ever done before I go off to shoot a film.

(in reference to his apartment) Anson Mount: The nicest thing about my apartment is a window in my bathtub that looks out on St. John the Divine Cathedral.

Trivia

Anson appeared in the controversial off-Broadway play, "Corpus Christi" at the Manhattan Theater Club in 1998, as the role of Joshua.

Anson was nominated in 2002 for the Teen Choice Award for his role in the movie "Crossroads".

Playboy created the "Anson Mount Scholar/Athlete Award" in memory of Anson's Father Anson Mount II in 1987.

Mount played Todd in the movie "In Her Shoes".

Anson was reluctant to play the role of Ben Kimble in "Crossroads (2002)" because he thought the movie, and the role, was too cheesy and lame. However, while working on the movie "City by the Sea (2002)", his co-star Robert DeNiro encouraged Anson to take the part. During breaks from filming, Mount and DeNiro would go over the script from the movie; Mount reading his lines and DeNiro reading Spears' lines!

Anson was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity.

Anson graduated from Dickson County High School, Dickson TN, 1991.