Horrible dates are when you're with people who are immature and can't really be comfortable in their own skin.
James MercerHonestly, humans are social creatures that really crave intimacy, and I think that the friends I have who are trying to somehow go it alone are suffering for it.
James MercerThere's no real reason for me to be so obsessed with trying to understand the true nature of things. You can live a perfectly happy life being utterly confused and not knowing.
James MercerI tend to [have] a lot of ideas but then just leave them in that infant form and kind of move on.
James MercerIf you're 14 and you're skinny, you can't be on the football team, basically. It's just not even really possible. But skating is something that you can do that gets that athletic urge satisfied, but you get to do it on your own terms. You can be as ballsy as you want to be. It was perfect for me.
James Mercer