Your attitude is more important than the events happening around you. Artists develop a syndrome taught in art schools. It is a malady titled, 'Artistic Temperament'... rudeness, excuses, slovenliness, laziness, clutter, addictions, non-commercial attitudes, un-professionalism... and a good reason for failure.

Maybe we should all just listen to records and quit our jobs

You can't be an actor in a small town-you have to go to New York or L.A.

I have three dads: my biological father, God and Bob Dylan.

You can't do better than that.

With the White Stripes we were trying to trick people into not realising we were playing the blues. We did not want to come off like white kids trying to play black music from 100 years ago so a great way to distract them was by dressing in red, white and black.

I have trouble listening to people tell me about their dreams.