New Delhi, Dec. 24 -- Timothee Chalamet squints as he gazes out at the Manhattan shoreline. It's a few hours before the premiere of his new movie, "Marty Supreme," but at this moment, he's sitting on a quiet bench at the end of a West Side pier.

It's brisk and there's snow on the ground, but it's sunny and Chalamet, dressed warmly in a parka, is enjoying the perspective looking back at the city. For him, it's like looking back on himself.

"Now in my late 20s, there should be every reason to go, 'All right, career's good. Let me start shilling out,'" says Chalamet, who turns 30 just after Christmas. "But it's like I've quadrupled down on the original pursuit of my life. I've gotten out of the pool and redived from a higher board."

That ...