i have so many good xz quotes bc xz says so many things worth admiring! but ooh yes so many! assuming you’re the anon from yesterday, my #1 quote is still his determination to do things well. if i had to pick a second, “i’ve gone from being a normal person to being someone who others like. i know what it’s like to be a passerby, so i hope my fans firstly live a good life that’s their own. no one will like someone for no reason, so you must be worthy of their liking. i hope they can live well. while i get better and better, i hope they do, too.” !!! is this not so indicative of him as a person? for the same reason, this is my favourite interview too, because he got so emotional at the idea of a fan he knew sending him a letter telling him that she got married and is living happily. it’s so clear that he’s a very sensitive, highly emotionally intelligent person who truly cares about his fans. as someone who was once in our shoes, he knows what it’s like to be a fan, and i think that shows in everything he does, but especially his endorsements! this is a bit of a tangent but i’ve always been in awe of just how much work goes into choosing brands to put his support behind, and it’s because he knows of his commercial power. combined with his personal experience of being a fan, he wants his recommendations for fans to be good ones, and i just think it shows so much of his character. he once said he treats this as a job, but i also think he gives so much care and consideration to so many parts of this overwhelming life that others may not even think of, because i think at the end of the day, that’s just in his nature. it’s as much a part of him as the blood running through his veins.