“It's a little difficult when something goes from being an utter obsess...” — Damien Chazelle Quote

“It's a little difficult when something goes from being an utter obsession - a thing where your skill defines you as a person - to it just being a thing you occasionally do.”

“I had seen a lot of music movies that celebrated music or that showed the kind of joys from playing music, which is a big part of it of course, and not something that I would want to deny.”

“The end result of my personal story is that I became a really good drummer, and I know myself well enough to know that I wouldn't have without this really tough conductor and this really cutthroat hostile environment I was in.”

“A lot of people judge you on your height, your wingspan, but it's really about the will and the determination that defines a person.”

“Kanye West - he's all over the place, and I think he defines what an artist is because none of his work is the same, and he's into what he's into.”

“To live your truth and sing your truth, that defines success.”