Jared Leto quotes:

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 only did karaoke once in my life. It was with Courtney Love and it was a total disaster. She pulled me on stage in front of 500 people at a wedding. I'd never done karaoke before.

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.

Never think about something wrong you did in the past, always look forward with your head up high; have no regrets.

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.

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.

I don't know, when I was a kid, when I would see shows that changed my life, I would go to see shows where there was my mother taking us to see classic rock concerts, like Zeppelin, or when I saw Pink Floyd or when I saw, you know, when I was a little older, and I saw Nine Inch Nails, and I saw The Cure.

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

Shannon isn't really my brother...Actually he's the love of my life.

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.

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

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

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.

Try and fail, but never fail to try!

Andrew has talked about my character being the conscience of the film, the heart of the film.

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

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

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

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.

One memory I have is there were a lot of dogs at this one place and my brother got in a horrific fight with a dog and the dog bit his toe off. They became fast friends after that. He lost a toe and gained a friend.

You've got one life, live it. Follow your dreams, quit your job, drop out of school, tell your boyfriend that he's lousy and walk out the door. This is your time. This is your life. You know what? Dream as big as you want to, its the cheapest thing you'll ever do.

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

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.

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

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

Follow your dreams, quit your job

PLEASE REMEMBER WHEN YOU ARE FULL OF DOUBT AND IT ALL SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE THAT THERE IS STILL SOME WHO BELIEVES IN YOU, ME. XO

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.

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].

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.

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

Remember; the only way to fight negativity is with positivity. Stay focused on the dreams.

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

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.

Music is subjective to everyone's unique experience.

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?

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.'

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.

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

It gives us a look into a world that's very much like 'Traffic' was for drugs, this movie is for gun running. Dark at times, but I think Nic Cage is an incredible person to watch and very entertaining.

It's nice to be able to communicate digitally with people around the world.

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

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

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

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.

It's not only music. It's not only art. It's a community. It's a sense of having a place to belong.

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

Put one foot in front of the other. Keep marching forward, even when doubt, fear, and failure all come knocking at your door.

To find yourself, you must first lose yourself

Dreams are the result of a million choices, a billion failures, and a few successes.

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.

Love isn't who you can see yourself with. It's who you can't see yourself without.

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

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.

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

I understand a lot of the female needs. I'm not saying I know all of them all the time though.

The truth is, that I feel alone most of the time. I stopped believing in happiness, but I know that music makes me feel good.

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.

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

It's about getting to a point in your life where you're ready to let go and move on and become the better version of yourself.

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.

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.

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.

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

No, I don't wear contacts, and contrary to what some people have said, I do not have a glass eye.

If I saw a man and I was attracted"¦ I would follow through with it.

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 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.

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

I heard today (April 5) 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

Just jump in with both feet and live your life, no matter what.

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

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.

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

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

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

The fragrances are really a dream about the possibilities of a life. Nonconformity, no judgement.

I just think it's really important to be yourself and not trying to be something you're not.

I will wear the same thing for three years straight unless somebody, like, forces me not to. It's like, hey, I got this Gucci sweater.

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

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

I like to think that people can see that and appreciate that idea and then, by some mechanism of wearing the fragrance, sort of carry that idea with them in their own life. Whether it's a weekend in Louisiana or in New York City or in Venice, Italy, or wherever they may be. I think there's something kind of fascinating and powerful about that.

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

I live by the rule that you should follow your dreams"¦no matter what you do, you should follow your dreams

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

Let's try and fail because through failure you learn

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

I was very much in my own world, never the popular kid. But I had a great family, a great brother and mother.

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

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.

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

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.

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

Follow no path. Make your own.

I think what a big part of 30 Seconds to Mars is, it's not only music, it's not only art, it's a community. It's a sense of having a place to belong. And not everybody will understand it, and that's ok, it's just for the people that do.

I was and I still am a dreamer, that made me the person I am today

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

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

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

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.

Sometimes to find the light, you have to go through the deepest darkness.

Labels are for cans, not for people.

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.

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

When you are living your dreams it doesn't feel like work, but it's important to take some time away for yourself. It's goot to make some time for your own company.

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

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

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!

You're weak. Be strong and it's easy.

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

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.

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

I don't like doing interviews. I'm not pretending to be some super neurotic, hiding in my closet. I could care less about anybody knowing who I am, but I realize this is part of the game. Maybe if I really hated this whole public thing, I would go do plays in Hoboken.

If I was ever a teen idol, I'd kill myself.

Be the person you want to be, not the person you have to be

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