James Mercer quotes

I have no ethics when it comes to art. You just do what you can to make it as beautiful as you can. (James Mercer)
The thing that inspires me most is empathizing with people's flaws and seeing how they deal with them. That sort of connection you feel with someone when you realize that maybe even the negative things that they've said or done are because of insecurities or injuries they've endured. View quote
James Mercer
The love you have for your kids is so overwhelmingly powerful that it alters your perspective. The dark things going on in the world become very poignant and vivid. View quote
James Mercer
Honestly, humans are social creatures that really crave intimacy, and I think that the friends I have who are trying to somehow go it alone are suffering for it. View quote
James Mercer
I have the soundtrack for 'A Clockwork Orange,' which is kind of cool. I guess I don't really end up buying a lot of modern soundtracks. Another soundtrack I love is from a French movie called 'Betty Blue.' it has some really melancholy piano work. View quote
James Mercer
I've never been one to think it was cheating to sample this or to loop the drum part there - I've always done that. Even using four-track cassette recorders, I was always doing whatever I could to make it as good as I could. View quote
James Mercer
Horrible dates are when you're with people who are immature and can't really be comfortable in their own skin. View quote
James Mercer
I was a regular dork. I was a kid who was scrawny and all that, and probably kind of dumb or something. I wasn't unordinary; I wasn't extraordinary. View quote
James Mercer
Maybe it's just parenthood that puts you in a situation where you just have to develop a new attitude, I guess, about things. View quote
James Mercer