"To date or not to date that is the question. It's almost as important as Shakespeare's to be or not to be which deals with death."

“I was never in the business of trying to put my name out there - I was really focused on music and records and being in the studio.”

“Sometimes you just gotta cry, but you never,ever do it in public.”

“To make a resolution and act accordingly is to live with hope. There may be difficulties and hardships, but not disappointment or despair if you follow the path steadily. Do not hurry. This is a fundamental rule. If you hurry and collapse or tumble down, nothing is achieved. DO not rest in your efforts; this is another fundamental rule. Without stopping, without haste, carefully taking a step at a time forward will surely get you there.”

“Some men make gain a fountain, whence proceeds A stream of liberal and heroic deeds; The swell of pity, not to be confined Within the scanty limits of the mind.”

“Simon would not want to audition in front of Simon.”

“The best thing that I can offer to people is just to be honest, and that's a rare quality. In doing so, I think there's always a top down feeling that permeates a working environment. If the boss is cool and he's a certain way that's not bullshitting, then everyone around is going to feel that comfort and try to be that way, as well. That's just who I strive to be, as a person.”

Source : "Director Joe Hahn Talks MALL, Why He Chose This Material as His First Feature, the Casting Process, His Music Video Background, and More". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. October 16, 2014.

“Every experience, however bitter, has its lesson, and to focus one's attention on the lesson helps one overcome the bitterness.”

“I'm just trying to remember what self-respect feels like. It's a fading memory.”