Ezra Miller Quotes
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Everybody feels like an outcast because the world is so large and every fingerprint is so vastly different from one another, and yet we have these standards and beliefs, and dogmatic systems of judgment and ranking, in almost all the societies of the world.
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We’re not living in an age of no hope. We are living in the age of choice, which is much scarier. It means that what we do every day matters, which is always a bummer for humans. But it’s a great thing and it’s inspirational and we need to remember that. We have a long way to go and not a long time to get there.
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I’ve had many, you know, happy ending sleepovers’in my early youth — my period of exploration. I think that’s essential. Anyone who hasn’t had a gay moment is probably trying to avoid some confrontation with a reality in their life.
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The Wizard of Oz' is my favorite movie. It was the first movie I can ever remember watching.
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I always was very interested in intellect and the massive world of knowledge out there, but in terms of being a kid who wanted to be treated as an equal, school is not the place.
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I guess the big thing is that I don't buy anything first-hand. It's a personal policy I have for all sorts of reasons. If you research to the textile industry yourself, you'll know why. I came to it personally.
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I shop only at thrift stores and vintage stores. In New York, I like a place called Star Struck, and a place called The Family Jewels.
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My goal beyond being an actor, is just being an open channel.
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Acting and making art is just something I love to do, and I love to tell stories that feel important, honest and necessary. It's not about me. It's about being part of something.
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I was a weird animal in high school, doing no work and getting straight A's.
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I think that artists don't make art - the art makes itself through us. I'm not the doer. I'm just along for the ride. Acting really reminds me of that because I don't write the words; I don't make the decisions. That's the director. Narcissism is a tragic condition. It must be so miserable to live trapped in a reflection that only includes the smallest version of our identities. Our true identities should have no bounds and no limits.
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Sometimes it'll happen to people, that their self will stop coming through. And people will just cease to understand them.
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If one took a role with the intention of, "I'll show them what I can do!," then it's not going to be good because the ego is going to just block everything.
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The token gay character is always so funny and so fantastic. That's happened a lot. Or they're often purely victims.
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I think everybody's crazy, and if I'm the one being a little direct about it, that's fine by me.
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I think I enjoy playing human beings no matter the substance of their character.
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I'm super-popular, so I had to pretend to be a loser, which was super-hard.
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I was a cocky kid, and I felt like I was an adult at, like, 9. I think that's because my parents always treated me as an adult.
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I've fallen prey to my fair share of moments of the phobias of others and the way that that can become an attack.
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I always thought it would be really, really cool to play Edgar Allan Poe, because when I was a kid, he was one of the authors who really blew my mind open to all sorts of weird dark and twisted places.
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I'd say I'm drawn to characters that ring true to me. Adolescence is a troubled time for everyone, so a lot of those characters have been troubled, tortured people. It's been a great way to navigate my adolescence by having these more troubled kids as an outlet.
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My personal opinion is that truth, like honesty and non-harmfulness, often are at odds with one another.
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Friends that I value most are people who would essentially use physical violence against me at a time when I seem to be teetering on the edge.
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The most important thing is actually raising up children with a true and lasting burning sense of curiosity. I don't even know how they do it. Good parents are a marvel.