Art is only worth what people will pay for it. Artists do not get paid by the hour. — Jack White Copy Share Image
I am a commercial artist because I paint to earn a living. We who earn money from what we produce are all… — Jack White Copy Share Image
You can't steal an artist's songs and also tell him he can't license that music to a commercial. — Jack White Copy Share Image
Relationships of any kind are powerful, and they always influence an artist. It's inescapable. — Jack White Copy Share Image
As an artist, you take things from your environment, and there's going to be a style coming out of your environment. — Jack White Copy Share Image
Passion is the breath we take, the water we drink to sustain ourselves. Without air and water we perish; without passion an… — Jack White Copy Share Image
I love the way art moves people emotionally. I love the fact that when someone purchases art it is the one thing… — Jack White Copy Share Image
Great work comes from great joy. Leave the angst for the movies; do art - that is fun. — Jack White Copy Share Image
Many days you will want to give up because of rejections and failures. Passion to be an artist will help you prevail… — Jack White Copy Share Image
Luck is when preparation meets opportunity. I'll share the formula I learned while forging my way forward as a full-time painter for… — Jack White Copy Share Image
It is not the style but the quality and emotional impact of work that makes it marketable. Unless we make art that… — Jack White Copy Share Image
The wonderful news is that when a person with my lack of art background can be successful, then anyone can. I'm not… — Jack White Copy Share Image
Like it or not, people tend to buy paintings to match their drapes, couch or carpet. I know you want them to… — Jack White Copy Share Image
I gave myself over to music and art a long time ago, so I don't get to relax and I don't get… — Jack White Copy Share Image
I don't think there is room for 'artistic temperament.' Professional artists understand art is a business. If businesses ran their companies like… — Jack White Copy Share Image
You will face boredom and frustration your entire career as artists. You will be very frustrated seeking a voice/style that collectors can… — Jack White Copy Share Image
The only person who is hurt by jealousy is you... Eliminate that word from your life... it may not make you unsuccessful… — Jack White Copy Share Image
Fifteen minutes of fame doesn't make a career. An article in a magazine, newspaper, interview on television or multiple print ads may… — Jack White Copy Share Image
When you know your work sells, then seeking a gallery or outdoor show is fine. Then, if an event or art gallery… — Jack White Copy Share Image
I hate irony, particularly when it is used because there isn't any message or to hide that someone hasn't any story to… — Jack White Copy Share Image
Your attitude is more important than the events happening around you. Artists develop a syndrome taught in art schools. It is a… — Jack White Copy Share Image
Smart art galleries know it's not the words on paper but the emotion in the piece that makes clients pull out the… — Jack White Copy Share Image
It is a myth that art has to be sold. It is not like stocking a grocery store where people fill a… — Jack White Copy Share Image
I have very little interest in the bottom line or signing artists to help make the label profit. That's a lucky, unique… — Jack White Copy Share Image
The price we sell things for is not important. What is important is we sell art that has to be replaced. You… — Jack White Copy Share Image
The bottom line is we must get off our duff and make an effort to succeed. Trust me on this, when you… — Jack White Copy Share Image
The true professional makes art when he is not feeling good, if the studio is too cold or too warm or the… — Jack White Copy Share Image
I dislike the word 'emerging artist.' Emerging connotes to me an alligator coming up from the water. I consider all artists to… — Jack White Copy Share Image
I have a suggestion for all of those award seekers and blue ribbon hunters. Spend your efforts on making art that connects… — Jack White Copy Share Image
The secret of a successful art career is to make more art that folks think they need than pieces they just want.… — Jack White Copy Share Image
Like it or not, people tend to buy paintings to match their drapes, couch or carpet. I know you want them to be so… — Jack White Copy Share Image
I just think old old movies, they make you concentrate and pay attention so much more. They feel so warm. A lot of modern… — Jack White Copy Share Image
Inspiration and creativity, they ride right next to one anotherNot everyday are you going to wake up, the clouds are gonna part and the… — Jack White Copy Share Image
I'm excited by the band [White Stripes]. It really excites me. But it wouldn't excite me if there weren't those limitations, if we weren't… — Jack White Copy Share Image
My mother was 45 when she had me, so when I was in high school my parents were the same age as my friends' grandparents. — Jack White Copy Share Image
The only person who is hurt by jealousy is you... Eliminate that word from your life... it may not make you unsuccessful selling your… — Jack White Copy Share Image
I love the way art moves people emotionally. I love the fact that when someone purchases art it is the one thing that will… — Jack White Copy Share Image
Worry means tormenting yourself with disturbing thoughts or fretting about things we have zero control over. If you live in the north there is… — Jack White Copy Share Image
We have a secret project at Third Man where we want to have the first vinyl record played in outer space. We want to… — Jack White Copy Share Image
Mastery is the rudder, Mystery is the sail and Magic the wind to move you in your chosen direction. — Jack White Copy Share Image
Smart art galleries know it's not the words on paper but the emotion in the piece that makes clients pull out the credit card… — Jack White Copy Share Image
I'd got accepted to the seminary in Wisconsin, and I was gonna become a priest, but the last second I thought, 'I'll just go… — Jack White Copy Share Image
![“I'm excited by the band [White Stripes]. It really excites me. But it wouldn't excite me if there weren't those limitations, if we weren't living in that box, if we weren't trapped. Once that goes away, then I'll know that it's not worth doing it any more.” quote by Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/9d9/jack-white-1911_band_i-m-excited-by-the-band-white-stripes-it_80124.jpg)
