I really enjoy learning about other people and I'm really curious about other people.
Music is subjective to everyone's unique experience.
On the one hand, how many people do you need to love you before you feel OK about yourself?
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.
I just think it's really important to be yourself and not trying to be something you're not.
I was very much in my own world, never the popular kid. But I had a great family, a great brother and mother.
Pray to your God, open your heart. Whatever you do, don't be afraid of the dark.
I heard today was the day Kurt passed away 17 years ago. Can’t believe it’s been that long. So grateful for his contribution and inspiration. Not sure I’d be doing this if it weren’t for him. He gave us all permission to create no matter what our skill set and reminded me that dreams are possible. Thanks for that. This made me recall a short piece of film I shot when I heard they were making a film celebrating his life. I made it to explore the character and explore creative possibilities. I never sent it to the studio or to anyone but thought I’d share it now...
As we breathe and live, have a conversation, and you look in someone's eyes, and you see a sunset or have an argument or read a book or see a painting or whatever you do, it influences you. And as you live your art, it changes and grows just like you and your soul or whatever you want to call it. For me, it's never-ending, I call it "the organizer of chaos." That's what I do with this and I present it in a way that I dream. So basically, I'm just sharing my dreams with all of you.
Don't you just want to make something that lives forever? Something that's phenomenal, something that's great, something that's undeniable? That touches the core of every person that hears it?
I never think people are cheeering for us. In fact, i don’t really hear them at all.
Shannon isn't really my brother...Actually he's the love of my life.
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.
You know you’re really famous when there’s rumors about you being gay.
Let's try and fail because through failure you learn
Music should never be a job. It should be your hopes, your dreams and everything you believe in.
I'm constantly failing, but not upset about it. I think there's a great deal to learn from that.
This is a song called 'The Kill.' But don't be scared, it's a nice song. About losing your mind.
Sometimes you have to fight in order to be free.
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.
As artists, it’s our job to delve into the uncomfortable, the difficult and the challenging.
When I was a kid, I used to live in New York City. There was a guy named Michael Alig. He used to throw parties. And a couple of times, I even worked for him and his crew, and handed out fliers, and had my super-high shoes on, and wearing silver Saran Wrap around my head or something. It's a world I was really comfortable in: a world full of individuals. I think what I like about that world - besides my own personal interests - is the individualism, the investment in the self.
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.
You say 'believe in your dreams', I say that I believe in YOU.
If I was ever a teen idol, I’d kill myself.
