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.

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

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

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

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

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