I wanted to emphasize the fact that I'd matured. I wanted to break away from the image of being the youngest member of Big Bang, as well as the image I gave off on variety shows.

Don't believe in success. Rather than that, believe in the amount of your effort and passion.

Big Bang is the group I want to be with till I die. I want us to be five members. Forever.

If people tell me that i can't do something, i will want to do it.

For me, how the person with me feels is more important than how I feel. I like making people around me feel happy.

I used to be very ambitious. But reality taught me that ambition won't get you everything you want. You need more than just passion and hope. It's important to do what I'm good at and suits me.

I'm not the type of person to act one way in front of the camera and another when it's off. What you see is what you get.

An open mind is the secret in making friends.

I learned how to play hard to get (push and pull) from my teacher Kwon Jiyong.

Growing a moustache wouldn't really coordinate with the group dynamics.

I wanna work harder & let myself bear the wound. even though it hurt a lot but the meaning is I can use this to help me grow up.

Hypocrites get offended by the truth.

I try to deny myself any illusions or delusions, and I think that this perhaps entitles me to try and deny the same to others, at least as long as they refuse to keep their fantasies to themselves.

Take hold of your passing time and convert it into living your dreams.

The world accommodates you for fitting in, but only rewards you for standing out.

I went to the Performing Arts School and studied classical ballet. That attitude is something that's put into your head. You are never thin enough.

Success is like reaching an important birthday and finding you're exactly the same.

We ignore slow environmental changes unless they are crisis-driven, such as hurricanes in Florida.

My father always told me I should be a writer, and I found I loved writing my autobiography; writing is such an interesting process.

Baseball is about talent, hard work, and strategy. But at the deepest level, it's about love, integrity, and respect.

Most of the oils which are valued as scents are mixtures of substances; only the combined effect of these leads to the known result.