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> [I don't like to work in an office. I like to work in my house, to be among my own thoughts. The idea is for an editor to let his artist alone, let them be themselves, let them exchange their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kirby/i-don-t-like-to-work-in-an-office-i-like-to-work-in-my-house-to-be/)

[Jack Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kirby/)

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## More by Jack Kirby

> [All human beings have the capability of doing what they want, what they're attracted to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kirby/all-human-beings-have-the-capability-of-doing-what-they-want-what/)

[Jack Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kirby/)

> [I always resent anybody interfering with anybody else trying to do his job. Everybody has his own job to do. If he's good, he'll…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kirby/i-always-resent-anybody-interfering-with-anybody-else-trying-to-do/)

[Jack Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kirby/)

> [I get a lot of comics, and I can look at a comic and tell immediately whether I'll enjoy it or not. There are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kirby/i-get-a-lot-of-comics-and-i-can-look-at-a-comic-and-tell-immediately/)

[Jack Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kirby/)

> [If you're a thorough professional, and they won't let you do a professional job, nobody's going to benefit from it. The people who produce…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kirby/if-you-re-a-thorough-professional-and-they-won-t-let-you-do-a/)

[Jack Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kirby/)

> [Nobody ever asked me to do anything. Nobody knew what to do. When comics were brand new, nobody knew what kind of comics to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kirby/nobody-ever-asked-me-to-do-anything-nobody-knew-what-to-do-when/)

[Jack Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kirby/)

> [I've done things that I wouldn't ordinarily seem capable of doing. And I've proven myself in situations where there's life and death at stake.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kirby/i-ve-done-things-that-i-wouldn-t-ordinarily-seem-capable-of-doing-and/)

[Jack Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kirby/)

> [Some of my friends became gangsters. You became a gangster depending upon how fast you wanted a suit. Gangsters weren't the stereotypes you see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kirby/some-of-my-friends-became-gangsters-you-became-a-gangster-depending/)

[Jack Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kirby/)

> [A man is entitled to draw things in his own style. I didn't hurt Superman. I made him powerful. I admire Superman, but I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kirby/a-man-is-entitled-to-draw-things-in-his-own-style-i-didn-t-hurt/)

[Jack Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kirby/)

> [I'm a guy who had to perform some way. I had to perform in some way. If not as an actor, I'd perform as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kirby/i-m-a-guy-who-had-to-perform-some-way-i-had-to-perform-in-some-way-if/)

[Jack Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kirby/)

> [I taught myself how to draw, and I soon found out it was what I really wanted to do. I didn't think I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kirby/i-taught-myself-how-to-draw-and-i-soon-found-out-it-was-what-i-really/)

[Jack Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kirby/)

> [I've never done anything half-heartedly; it's a disservice to me and the audience if I do it half-heartedly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kirby/i-ve-never-done-anything-half-heartedly-it-s-a-disservice-to-me-and/)

[Jack Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kirby/)

> [My purpose was what my father's purpose was - to make a living and to have a family. I was going to do the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kirby/my-purpose-was-what-my-father-s-purpose-was-to-make-a-living-and-to/)

[Jack Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kirby/)

> [I hated to fight all the time just to enjoy my day. Fighting wasn't the kind of thing that I enjoyed, but I grew…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kirby/i-hated-to-fight-all-the-time-just-to-enjoy-my-day-fighting-wasn-t/)

[Jack Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kirby/)

> [Kid ... Comics will break your heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kirby/kid-comics-will-break-your-heart/)

[Jack Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kirby/)

> [All life on Earth is subject to the rumbles and rockings of the parent stucture which has no control over the disastrous effects of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kirby/all-life-on-earth-is-subject-to-the-rumbles-and-rockings-of-the/)

[Jack Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kirby/)

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