I have always been Fred Durst and I've always been me.

I usually find several ways to express myself: different moods, different days, different voices, different things, 'I'm lighthearted today, I'm gonna do this.'

I made a lot mistakes that I'm grateful for, because I won't make them again and I won't let my artists make them, or I'll tell them, 'Don't do this.' A lot of them still make them anyway, but you can't be told things when you're doing your own thing.

To walk around with an ego is a bad thing. To have confidence in yourself is a great thing.

I'm my own salesman. I can't let anybody do anything for me.

I'm obsessed by film. I'm obsessed with music and producing and making things happen.

People evolve and grow, and life is fascinating and fun and tragic.

I'm a real director.

I want to make timeless movies.

Directing a film is a lot of work.

Directing a movie is serious, it's not a joke.

I won't deny a song or a melody. I can't deny it.

I don't fight people for fun.

I don't think my name would necessarily draw people to come see the movie. It might hurt the movie, honestly.

I think ever since I was preteen I wanted to direct movies and tell stories.

I was a kid who got picked on in school and got beat up by popular, athletic soccer-type people.

When you're a kid, you see your parents reading the newspaper and you're like, 'God, why are they reading the newspaper?' When you're young, you're not reading the newspaper. But there comes a time in your life when the newspaper's cool.

I've always wanted to make movies.

My Web site, everything I write in there is from me.

Sometimes I feel like I used to be a person that liked to express himself a lot and put my feelings out there.

Anybody who wears their feelings on their sleeve and has a harder, crusty shell - like I do - is definitely protecting an inner sensitivity.

I'm an actor's director. I love it when talented actors can bring characters to life.

There's definitely an obstacle in developing a brand for yourself that people can rely on when you're so eclectic.

I'm always looking for new talent.