Joe Keery

“People have always been like, 'You've got a wild head of hair!'”

“When I first auditioned for 'Stranger Things,' I was just living in Chicago. Just looking for a job. Working at a restaurant, doing commercials and bit parts on shows. I honestly would have been happy booking anything.”

“I'd say that every haircut I've had has been a bad haircut.”

“I wear pretty tight jeans in real life.”

“I live in Chicago, and I play in a band there.”

“Certain things will always hurt: rejection, or loss.”

“When I used to live in Chicago - went to school there for four years and lived there for two years after - the whole time, I worked at this restaurant called DMK, and people would come in, and I would wait on their tables, and they would say, 'Oh my gosh, man. You look like the dude from 'Parks and Rec.' You look like Jean-Ralphio.'”

“Cate Blanchett is somebody who's transformed herself in so many different ways and worked with so many amazing actors and directors. If I was gonna model my career after somebody's, it would definitely be hers.”

“Everyone thinks they're the hero in their own story.”

“For a long time, my dad was always on me about cutting my hair. 'Get a haircut. Gel your hair. You've got to do something to get your hair to stay down. It's too big; get it down! It's too crazy.'”

“I had friends - and I had situations - where you spend so much time hanging out with your girlfriend that you lose touch with other people. You only really have this one person - and when that person starts to let go, you almost feel like you need to clamp on even harder, you know?”

“You just gotta live your life and do it your way.”

“A lot of people don't expect people to live in Chicago. But Chicago is a sick city.”

“To put it simply, people who are strangers to me will come up and say, 'Are you that guy from that show?' I'll be like, 'Yeah,' and they'll say, 'Oh, nice job.' And really, for the most part, it's people showing appreciation for the work you've done.”

“It's not like I really do anything for my hair; I just wash it every three to four days.”

“I don't wash my hair really too much, and I just roll out of bed and try to push it out of my eyes.”

“The music that I really jive with is the ELO sound and maybe Wings as well.”

“Everybody's asking me what type of shampoo I use, and I'm like... 4 years of buildup right here.”

“I've been doing both music and acting since I was pretty little. Just for fun. Being able to peruse both professionally is the greatest thing in the whole world.”

“Do I get recognized? I guess it depends on if I'm wearing a hat or not. The hairdo is a dead giveaway. There's nothing I can do. It's just the way my hair grows.”