Austin Swift has come a long way from being the “younger brother of Taylor Swift.” He has been in multiple movies, working alongside the best actors, graduated from College and is finding his own limelight!

Swift recently spoke with Vanity Fair about finding his way and what he’s learned from his big sis, Taylor Swift.

She found singing, and I knew from very early on that that was her direction. She was never going to quit; that was her thing, that was her life … and I was always a little bit, you know, doing this, doing that. […] Something I learned myself, and learned through watching her, is respect,” he explains. “You just respect everyone’s time, everyone that you’re working with. They’re all there, it’s all their lives, and you need to put the work in to be worth that.

We know Taylor is certainly proud of her younger brother as well!