I was so grateful to have made 'Into the Wild' before I made 'Speed Racer' because on 'Speed Racer' I was indoors every single day, every single scene, on a green screen. Some of the time, just to pass the time, I would think back to climbing mountains in Alaska. That really helped me.

Hirsch is an entrepreneur manager and producer. His next feature film role was in the prep school drama The Emperor's Club with Kevin Kline which was released later in 2002. He was raised in Los Angeles California and Santa Fe New Mexico where he lived with his mother for several years after his parents divorced.

Emile Davenport Hirsch (born March 13 1985) is an American television and film actor. He participated in "Summit on the Summit" an expedition to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro to raise awareness of the need for clean water in the world. His most recent films include Taking Woodstock The Darkest Hour Oliver Stone's Savages and David Gordon Green's Prince Avalanche which premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival and co-stars Paul Rudd.