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> [What I learned from the Beastie Boys was to be independent. They set up their own world separate from the label. They built their own studio.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/what-i-learned-from-the-beastie-boys-was-to-be-independent-they-set/)

[Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/013/spike-jonze-3309_boy_what-i-learned-from-the-beastie-boys-was_744862.jpg)

> [I loved Fugazi, the D.C. hardcore band, because they always did everything themselves. They had their own label, and the CDs always cost nine dollars, the T-shirts always cost eight dollars, the shows always cost five dollars, no major label.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/i-loved-fugazi-the-d-c-hardcore-band-because-they-always-did/)

[Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de9/spike-jonze-3309_always_i-loved-fugazi-the-d-c-hardcore-band-bec_1663841.jpg)

## Other authors on Label

## More by Spike Jonze

> [When I'm making stuff, the thing that excites me most is not the result, but the process and trying to do something I've never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/when-i-m-making-stuff-the-thing-that-excites-me-most-is-not-the/)

[Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/)

> [“Falling in love is kind of like a form of socially acceptable insanity.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/falling-in-love-is-kind-of-like-a-form-of-socially-acceptable-insanity/)

[Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/)

> [On set, there's a lot of pressure. But it sort of heightens the moments.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/on-set-there-s-a-lot-of-pressure-but-it-sort-of-heightens-the-moments/)

[Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/)

> [There was definitely a point in my thirties when I thought, 'Oh, wow, I'm not the youngest person on the set anymore.' But I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/there-was-definitely-a-point-in-my-thirties-when-i-thought-oh-wow-i-m/)

[Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/)

> [I think there's a knee-jerk reaction to things from parents.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/i-think-there-s-a-knee-jerk-reaction-to-things-from-parents/)

[Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/)

> [I feel like you only have so much time to make stuff. I'm definitely aware of that. I'm also excited about it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/i-feel-like-you-only-have-so-much-time-to-make-stuff-i-m-definitely/)

[Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/)

> [Obviously technology has become such a big presence in our lives and, I definitely know, in my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/obviously-technology-has-become-such-a-big-presence-in-our-lives-and/)

[Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/)

> [As creatives, it's a hard thing to push, to make something you're truly excited about, especially if you've written 100 different concepts and they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/as-creatives-it-s-a-hard-thing-to-push-to-make-something-you-re-truly/)

[Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/)

> [I definitely check my phone for texts a lot - like, 'Did anyone text me? Is anyone thinking about me? Does anyone love me?'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/i-definitely-check-my-phone-for-texts-a-lot-like-did-anyone-text-me/)

[Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/)

> [Be willing to get fired for a good idea.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/be-willing-to-get-fired-for-a-good-idea/)

[Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/)

> [Emotions are messy and hard to figure out. Hard to know where you start and the next person stops. Even as an adult, that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/emotions-are-messy-and-hard-to-figure-out-hard-to-know-where-you/)

[Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/)

> [There's great food everywhere, and even McDonald's uses nice wood now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/there-s-great-food-everywhere-and-even-mcdonald-s-uses-nice-wood-now/)

[Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/)

> [There's a difference between stress and pressure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/there-s-a-difference-between-stress-and-pressure/)

[Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/)

> [Kids are so fiercely opinionated, that if they love the Harry Potter books and they go see the movie, they'll be the first to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/kids-are-so-fiercely-opinionated-that-if-they-love-the-harry-potter/)

[Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/)

> [The strengths and failings of a relationship depend entirely on your ability to talk about your feelings.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/the-strengths-and-failings-of-a-relationship-depend-entirely-on-your/)

[Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/)

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