I think the sensitivity that you need to create certain things sometimes would spill over into things that shouldn't have bothered me. Jack White More Quotes by Jack White More Quotes From Jack White I don't think there is room for 'artistic temperament.' Professional artists understand art is a business. If businesses ran their companies like many artists do their careers, they would not stay open a year. Jack White business art thinking I have trouble listening to people tell me about their dreams. Jack White listening dream people You can't be an actor in a small town-you have to go to New York or L.A. Jack White towns actors new-york You need a little resistance-something to fight against. Jack White fighting littles needs It's hard to find other musicians that push you to go somewhere new all the time. Jack White hard musician It's funny because when you do become successful, you're forced to look backwards and try to crawl back into the womb where you first started to create. Jack White successful trying looks I'm always afraid, because I do most of my stuff at home, where nobody bothers me, and I don't have to stroke somebody's ego or be careful about hurting someone's feelings. But I also want to know that I can still go into the world and be with other people and make music. Jack White hurt home people I would never be able to live in a huge city. I'd feel like one of 100,000 people doing the same thing. Jack White able cities people If you're asking if I would be foolish enough, or insulting enough, to write about people in my life that I respect and sell it to the masses as a "break-up song," I can't imagine doing that to people I love. Jack White writing song people People have sort of a problem trying to see an end to a situation as being positive or romantic. Jack White being-positive trying people The big picture is a nice way to think of things if you have the freedom to. Jack White nice way thinking You can't steal an artist's songs and also tell him he can't license that music to a commercial. Jack White stealing artist song Punk is an attitude, not a genre, age group, or time period. What's interesting is trying to define the blues and punk in different ways. They are very close cousins. Jack White cousin attitude interesting The day that music is taken for free by the majority is the day that the phrase "sell out" doesn't exist any more. Jack White majority phrases taken What you think is fake in your head comes off as not enough on camera, a lot of times. You almost have to overdo it, in this overly, sort of Broadway, large-gestures kind of way to come off as being realistic on camera. It's strange. You almost have to act really fake to come off looking real. Jack White fake real thinking I believe I am a better director than actor. I enjoy acting if the part is right. Directing comes very naturally to me. I enjoy it. I am very confident in my work. Jack White acting believe directors I have very little interest in the bottom line or signing artists to help make the label profit. That's a lucky, unique position to be in, but it all comes out in the wash. Jack White lucky unique artist Saying you love something out loud with the wrong intonation in your face can damn you and destroy what you're working on. Jack White damn-you your-face faces I think I've been a good boy long enough and given everyone around me a fair piece of the pie as far as all of the fleeting glory and reward that comes from the heavens - or the music press, whatever you want to call it. Jack White pie boys thinking As an artist, you take things from your environment, and there's going to be a style coming out of your environment. Jack White environment style artist
