I heard today was the day Kurt passed away 17 years ago. Canโt believe itโs been that long. So grateful for his contribution and inspiration. Not sure Iโd be doing this if it werenโt 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 Iโd share it now...
Jared LetoThere 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 LetoI just think it's really important to be yourself and not trying to be something you're not.
Jared LetoIโve always liked Saturn. But I also have some sympathy for Pluto because I heard itโs been downgraded from a planet, and I think it should remain a planet. Once youโve given something planetary status itโs kind of mean to take it away.
Jared LetoOne of the reasons I moved away from painting was because I eventually discovered that I wanted to deal more with motion, time, and performance - and that became a much bigger part of my life both as an actor and as a musician and someone who goes on stage and travels around the world and works on productions.
Jared Leto