Disruptive Quotes

I was kind of a troublemaker, believe it or not.

Making people uncomfortable is one of my hobbies.

I am an official slow-roasted, honey-baked ham. Ever since I was a kid, my thing is that I love attention. All my report cards are like, 'He would be wonderful, but he just can't stop being a clown in class.'

Pop shouldn't be a comfortable slipper. It should shock and surprise you and confront your expectations.

We need these figures who don't exactly go against the grain but create a new grain.

Steve Jobs was a real rock star to me. I looked forward to his products like people look forward to albums.

The man with a new idea is a crank until his idea succeeds.

I do not have a very peaceful life.

We look for companies that are unlike anything we've ever seen before, with a bold vision to change the world and run by passionate entrepreneurs who get you jumping out of your seat.

I like people who shake other people up and make them feel uncomfortable.

Early on, I really liked the idea of being confrontational. I loved the idea of making songs that made people really uncomfortable.

I once said, 'Steve Jobs is the American Xavier Niel,' but that was humour.

James Cameron has always been great about changing the rules.

Creativity can only be anarchic, capitalist, Darwinian.

I will concede to you one thing - 'Hustler' is offensive, even to the point of being iconoclastic. That's our purpose - to be offensive.

We wanted to do something really, really different, something next level, and use new technology and things.

I was this kid who never sat down. Nobody liked me? Well, I'd make sure they'd like me. I was the class clown, always doing crazy stuff and causing riots.

Why do you always insist on playing while I'm trying to conduct?

Trump is a different politician. He was a different businessman. His campaign was different. What you saw in his campaign is what you're going to see in his presidency.

'Shocking' is like a bolt from the blue. It is something external that ruptures your world.

I want to do something different, really different, and if it alienates people that's too bad.

They're the smartest, most cunning, slick, coolest group of people on the planet. Generation Z, I love y'all.

I see that idea that we need a new form as something critical. I mean, we do need to invent and not be benchmarking all the time. That's important to me.

I'm a sworn enemy of convention. I despise the conventional in anything, even the arts.

A person with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.