Jared Leto Quotes & Sayings

If I wasn't making music I would probably be in the woods with a big deer ... .Talking to myself. — Jared Leto

I win and succeed only 'cause I fail so much. I fail all the time. I wrote 70 songs just to have 12 good ones. For the video I shot 60 hours of footage. 60 hours! To come up with an 8 minute video. So really I only win 'cause I fail. — Jared Leto

I've always been interested in leaders and rule breakers and artists and politicians — Jared Leto

Thank God for the Italians, the most forgiving people of the world. And they sing so loud you can barely hear the music! — Jared Leto

Well, there was a time when we used to sacrifice goats, but then we all became vegans, so we've been sacrificing tofu before the shows! — Jared Leto

I understand that coffee and cigarettes are cool, fashionable and all that. But agree the tea with cookies still taste better. — Jared Leto

When you make music, you're in really direct contact with your fans out there, so you hear all kinds of stories. — Jared Leto

I tend to just go for it, and not worry about what people think, and just really try to have fun with things. — Jared Leto

Art is really predicated upon the experiences that you've had in your life. You only have to share what you've consumed. — Jared Leto

Well, the experience for me making a film is the most profound one. I really don't have any business watching the movie so much. Maybe I could watch it for entertainment purposes, but you have so little input and control of the final product once you're done that I feel like I just would rather leave it alone. It kind of leaves me in a place where every film I do, I'm kind of having to reinvent and figure out how to start again fresh, and hopefully not repeat myself. — Jared Leto

All of my roles have had their own unique set of challenges, and I enjoy that in some perverse, masochistic way. I'm always dying though! Maybe I have some kind of fetish. — Jared Leto

I kinda have the opposite of ADD. I have a hyper-focused disorder, where if there's a given task in front of me I really concentrate on that. — Jared Leto

I fail enough and I beat myself up enough. I don't need anybody else to do it for me. — Jared Leto

I take computers practically apart and put them back together. I have a supercomputer I built over the years out of different computers. — Jared Leto

Don't ask for anyone's permission to follow your dreams — Jared Leto

If you're walking the path of the dreamer, everything is possible. — Jared Leto

The purpose of life is to live your dreams, you should never smother your wishes. — Jared Leto

I don't care if someone remembered me. Life is for living and memories for those who we leave behind. — Jared Leto

You have to do the work. You have to make the opportunity. It doesn't find you, you find it. — Jared Leto

I don't want to be some actor talking about how he wants to be a musician. It's something I'm really passionate about and I don't want to be spouting off at the mouth about something before it's out there and can speak for itself. — Jared Leto

Sometimes you fall in love with a song 'cause it's new, it's exciting and you just birthed it. Then you fall out of love sometimes. But the strongest songs always survive and you come back and you fall in love all over again. — Jared Leto

I used to like to break into other people's houses and sit in their rooms. I found it very comforting to be in someone's empty house. — Jared Leto

Happiness is like the weather. Sometimes it's rainy, sometimes it's sunny, and you gotta just go through and accept what's there in front of you. — Jared Leto

Impossible is possible if you put your mind into it and don't give up. — Jared Leto

Some people come into our lives, leave footprints in our hearts and minds and we are never the same again. — Jared Leto

Try and fail, but never fail to try! — Jared Leto

I'm pretty healthy so I think that helps a lot. I've been that way for a long time - 20 solid years of eating vegetarian/vegan and taking care of myself. That probably helps the preservation process. — Jared Leto

If I saw a man and I was attracted ... I would follow through with it. — Jared Leto

Follow your dreams, quit your job — Jared Leto

When you're young, you don't know that you're poor, you just know whether or not you're happy. And i was happy, and loved. My mom did whatever she has to do to get by, and the lesson i learned from my childhood was that it's possible to pursue happiness, no matter where that pursuit may lead you. — Jared Leto

I wanted to be a visual artist because I grew up around a lot of painters and photographers and had a very artistic upbringing. And I fantasized about being a drug-dealer when I was a kid. I thought it would be a good opportunity; I knew that the market would be strong. Is that bizarre? — Jared Leto

Well, girls love Justin Bieber ... But real women have Letogasms — Jared Leto

Music should never be a job. It should be your hopes,
your dreams and everything you believe in. — Jared Leto

We never want to be a band that keeps our fans at arm's length. This has always been about us and our fans together. We've been on an amazing journey with our fans already, but knowing that the best is still to come is a pretty
exciting feeling for all of us. — Jared Leto

You say 'believe in your dreams', I say that I believe in YOU. — Jared Leto

It's funny. I don't like onions but I like onion rings. What's up with that? — Jared Leto

Let's try and fail because through failure you learn — Jared Leto

So I started to learn Russian and I was one of those probably way too eager, annoying young actor kids who was trying to change all my lines to Russian, much to the dismay of the director and Nic Cage. — Jared Leto

It was great growing up a nomad. To this day I still love hiking and back packing. — Jared Leto

Follow no path. Make your own. — Jared Leto

Don't ever be scared to dream because everything is possible, no matter how bizarre. I was and still am a dreamer and that's what made me become the person I am today — Jared Leto

My coolest job was when I was 12 and I was a dishwasher at the Three Pigs Bar-B-Que for $2.50 an hour. All the fleabags and stoners worked there, so that's where I wanted to be. — Jared Leto

I could be your worst enemy. But i would rather have friends then enemies, and i go to great length to make that the case. There's much more reward in having friends. — Jared Leto

Approval isn't necessary. It's nice when you get it, but it's not going to stop us from being who we are. I mean, if I'd have listened to approval, I'd never have made it one day onstage. But to be criticized, if there's validity, as upset as you are, you can learn from it. — Jared Leto

There are always going to be people that are judgmental that are going to say, 'Well, he was an actor first, so he doesn't have the right to be a musician,' or, 'I know him as this, so therefore I will never accept him as that.' I can't change those people. I can only be myself. And I can only keep making art. I can only do the best that I can. I am not going to spend my life trying to silence the critics. I'm going to do what I'm passionate about and follow my dreams. — Jared Leto

You know you're really famous when there's rumors about you being gay. — Jared Leto

I was never interested in 'Teen Beat' like roles. I just wanted to work. — Jared Leto

I don't think [Requiem for a Dream] is for children, but I think if you went home and looked at the video games that your kids are playing, you'd be much more shocked. — Jared Leto

I've always liked Saturn. But I also have some sympathy for Pluto because I heard it's been downgraded from a planet, and I think it should remain a planet. Once you've given something planetary status it's kind of mean to take it away. — Jared Leto

A very common thing these days is people show up and they ask us in the band to sign with a Sharpie right on their skin and they go get it tattooed the next day. Then they'll show up at another show and they'll have their tattoo. — Jared Leto

I never really expected "Hurricane" to be censored and banned around the world, but I think the good thing that came from it was that it created a dialogue, a conversation, a debate and a discussion. And that's a great thing. It brought all of us together in a unique way. And it made us look a little deeper in ourselves. I think it's a good thing. — Jared Leto

You're weak. Be strong and it's easy. — Jared Leto

In 1971, Bossier City, Louisiana, there was a teenage girl who was pregnant with her second child. She was a high school dropout and a single mom, but somehow she managed to make a better life for herself and her children. She encouraged her kids to be creative, to work hard, and to do something special. That girl is my mother and she's here tonight. And I just want to say, I love you, Mom. Thank you for teaching me to dream. — Jared Leto

I'm a vegan. I respect the environment, and I do my best to spread the importance of such an issue. — Jared Leto

When advertising is great, it's transcendent. It's art. — Jared Leto

It's nice if people ask to use your song. You have to make a decision as an artist how you feel about that. — Jared Leto

I think that to explore the uncomfortable and the politically incorrect is the job of the artist. — Jared Leto

I had traveled to Russia and met with Snowden, which was a pretty involved meeting that required encrypted communication and the like. And it was fascinating because of who he is and what he's done. And more so because what's going on between our two countries, Russia and the U.S., and to meet Edward Snowden in Russia was unforgettable. — Jared Leto

As artists, it's our job to delve into the uncomfortable, the difficult and the challenging. — Jared Leto

Don't regret anything you do, because in the end it makes you who you are. — Jared Leto

Learn to laugh at your problems, cause everybody else does. — Jared Leto

The challenges and how we deal with them: that's what defines us.
Problems don't define us; it's our ability to overcome and transform. — Jared Leto

You know it's a perverted crowd when a guy is screaming at you to take your shirt off. — Jared Leto

All those reports that I sleep in my closet. I don't know how people get that. People are so obsessed with what you do at home. — Jared Leto

He's an innocent in a lot of ways. He's a very simple person who really doesn't have the resources or the strength, ultimately, to handle the situation. — Jared Leto

There are some people who might look better if you smacked them in the head with a baseball bat. — Jared Leto

I showed up in L.A. with $500 and a backpack and I stayed at a shelter, so nobody handed me anything. I worked for every single thing that I have. — Jared Leto

It's not like I'm hanging out at shopping malls or going to celebrity golf tournaments. I'm so in my own little world. I got my dog, my music, my brother, a couple of friends. — Jared Leto

I'm not insane, I'm voluntarily indifferent to conventional rationality. — Jared Leto

It's okay to stand on your own two feet and to be different, to be yourself. — Jared Leto

I'm terminally dissatisfied. That's probably part of being an artist. — Jared Leto

Grab your gun, it's time to go to hell. — Jared Leto

Music is subjective to everyone's unique experience. — Jared Leto

I was raised around a lot of artists, musicians, photographers, painters and people that were in theater. Just having the art-communal hippie experience as a child, there wasn't a clear line that was drawn. We celebrated creative experience and creative expression. We didn't try and curtail it and stunt any of that kind of growth. — Jared Leto

Pray to your God, open your heart.
Whatever you do, don't be afraid of the dark. — Jared Leto

I never think people are cheeering for us. In fact, i don't really hear them at all. — Jared Leto

Lost in a daydream. — Jared Leto

Dream big while you sleep, and even bigger when you're awake. — Jared Leto

I learned early on how to treat women by the examples that were set around me. — Jared Leto

My mother is very, very smart and commands respect because she has a lot of respect for herself. — Jared Leto

I never sing under the shower, I keep it for the stage. — Jared Leto

I always love to put hidden messages in my music videos, because I know there are people like me who, when they watch something, are really active, involved participants. I'm not usually a really passive listener or observer. So I do put those messages in there for people who spend a great deal of time [looking for them]. — Jared Leto

I mean am I crazy or is it a little rude to answer your phone in the middle of a fucking song?
February 13, 2008. Milan Blood Ball — Jared Leto

If you're looking for Jesus Then get on your knees — Jared Leto

I'd prefer 1,000 followers, friends, and fans that actually meant something, rather than 10 million that weren't engaged. — Jared Leto

If you truly believe that your dreams will come a reality the possibilities are endless — Jared Leto

Professionally, I don't necessarily have to adhere to a certain dress code. However, I think that comfort is crucial. Otherwise, you won't be able to have fun and express yourself. — Jared Leto

My proudest moment was when I was in high school, some jackass tried to give me a wedgy. I came prepared, I went commando. It tickled. — Jared Leto

It was a real honor to be able to work with someone like that that I've been watching since I was a kid. I mean, to play his brother left some people scratching their heads but something about it really worked. — Jared Leto

Your heart is like glass, if it breaks, it's pretty hard to put it back together again. — Jared Leto

I like Fashion but Fashion doesn't really like me, obviously. — Jared Leto

I live by the rule that you should follow your dreams ... no matter what you do, you should follow your dreams — Jared Leto

I've never made money from films, — Jared Leto

Be brave, fight for what you believe in and make your dreams your reality — Jared Leto

I like to employ the power of no. We all want to say yes, because with yes comes so much opportunity, but with the power of no comes focus and engagement. — Jared Leto

Louisiana is a place that you escape, not a place that you leave. — Jared Leto

Teens are always shown as one dimensional. They're stereotyped. When I was in high school, I cared about more than getting a date or making the team. — Jared Leto

I really enjoy learning about other people and I'm really curious about other people. — Jared Leto

I think I remember from the offset I said, 'I've visited this territory. This isn't for me.' And then I read the script and I said, 'You know, this is completely something different. This is a whole new life.' — Jared Leto

No one has to give you permission to make music or make art. — Jared Leto