It seems like Jared Leto [1] is everywhere at the moment [2], and we certainly aren't complaining. Aside from promoting his new film [3], Suicide Squad [4], the actor also graces the cover of GQ Style's August issue [5]. In the magazine, the Oscar winner opens up about what it's like hearing rumors about himself and weighs in (sort of) on the whole Kanye West and Taylor Swift feud [6] that has exploded within the past month. Jared infamously called out the "Bad Blood" singer last year [7], saying, "I don't give a f*ck about her," but it seems his stance has changed.
- On hearing rumors about himself: "I've had rumors bother me. Especially if they're hurtful or spiteful and not true. And then sometimes it doesn't at all — you just laugh it off. Something can also not annoy you or be hurtful but be wrong. There's going to be people who love you, people who hate you. It doesn't matter if you're Barack Obama or the Pope, if you're Kanye or Taylor Swift [8]. There's gonna be people that love you and people that don't. And thinking that you can please the world or convince everyone otherwise is a fool's errand."
- On meeting President Obama: "I'm a supporter. A believer. I think that he was handed one of the worst jobs in the country." Almost a tougher job than the Joker. "Yeah, just slightly. He was handed one of the worst jobs in the world at that time and inherited a huge mess. I was at the Correspondents' Dinner, and he's certainly the funniest president we'll ever get. He's done some incredible things, and I think he'll be remembered as one of the best."
- On how he supports Kanye: "He's a friend and has always been. Kanye has always been the nicest person to me, kind and generous. I think he's a talent, and I really appreciate his ability to speak his mind. I'm very different. I'm very careful and cautious because I don't want to deal with the other things that come along with speaking out like that. But I do appreciate that in other people." Do you have a lot of controversial thoughts? "I think we all do. I just played the Joker. I think a lot of very strange things."
- On how Taylor reminds him of his mother: "She's great. She triggers a conversation with myself about what's possible. And you know, the thing I like about Taylor is she's a self-made woman. I see that in my mother. There were probably points in Taylor's career where someone else maybe would have been knocked off balance by criticism or other challenges, and she just kept marching forward."