Jared Leto Artist Quotations

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

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

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

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

I thought it would be a great opportunity to work with someone that I really like and really respect as an artist [like Alessandro Michele].