JR
JR
NationalityFrench
ProfessionArtist
Date of Birth22 February 1983
CountryFrance
children heart mind
We need to do whatever it takes to get our children together and pay attention to them, because that's our future. What's in the hearts and minds of our children is what's in our future.
thinking looks roles
When I'm offered a role, I look at what I think I can do with it. I look to see if I can project myself into it.
new-york play rookies
I was invited to play with the New York Knicks. I was never drafted, but I was invited to the rookie camp.
resentment justified worst
The worst resentment that anybody can have is one you feel justified to keep.
children character games
'Avatar' was gorgeous. There are good stories in there, but when used in other movies they're similar to those violent video games. Characters using deadly weapons. The children follow these movies.
depressing doom-and-gloom giving
I've seen a lot of doom and gloom and depressing things, and it's [the] youth that give me hope.
law people community
I've seen young people raise hundreds of thousands of dollars to fix a problem in their community. I've seen young people raise hundreds of thousands of dollars to dig wells in Africa. I've seen young people pass laws, largely impacting their communities. They do have the power to change the world.
people today world
Young people have, truly, the potential to change the world. Not when they get older - today.
country believe people
I believe that the only true agents of change on a large scale, in this country or anywhere, are young people.
fall people adults
The great news is that overwhelmingly far more than adults, youth already care about the environment. Young people are recognizing that we have largely made a mess of things with respect to the environment [and] that the burden to fix it will fall on them.
father shoes able
I'll never be able to fill my father's or grandfather's shoes, but hopefully I can stand on their shoulders and reach farther.
ocean eye cutting
I could cut my leg off. I could cut my arm off. I could gouge an eye out. I'd still probably survive. But not very well. And that's what we're doing to the oceans. It's the life-support system of this planet. We've been dumping in it. We've been polluting it. We've been destroying it for decades. And we're essentially maiming ourselves.
winning thinking artist
As an artist, I didn't think I was gonna get an Oscar. I've never said this, but I've never looked at it like, "We're gonna win Best Supporting Actor."
sharks mirrors looks
Anything in the entertainment business, there's sharks coming around. It's about staying true to yourself and making sure that, when you look in the mirror, you're happy with what you see.