153 Indie Quotes for You to Enjoy

For me, I always have looked at 'indie' as a term of 'independence.' Never associated a sonic gesture with that in the same way that pop music has always meant 'popular' to me; you know, it didn't define a sound. Solange Knowles

I wear glasses and suits, so I guess I am an indie artist. Stevie Jackson

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In the wrestling world, you had WWE, WCW, and smaller promotions that were like the independents. I look at it as craft beer being the independent beer makers. It's the indie scene. Stone Cold Steve Austin

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I've produced before, and sometimes it's by default. In the indie level, you can't just come to set and be like, 'Oh, I'm an actor.' You have to be willing to help out, make the project happen. Sung Kang

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The thing for me is that 'Thor' was an indie film that just had a few more zeros on the budget. At heart, it is just a simple story about a guy trying to get home to deal with someone who has broken into his house. It's just 'After Hours,' but set in space. Taika Waititi

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It doesn't get any more underground, conscious or indie than Macklemore, Ryan Lewis, but because they got a couple of really big pop hits, actually some of the biggest pop hits that hip-hop has ever seen, people are missing that part of their story. People are not counting that blessing. Talib Kweli

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I have immense respect for Unity because they played a key role in establishing this indie revolution, empowering a huge number of people to get into game development. Tim Sweeney

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I guess in Australia every film is sort of an indie film because there are no studios. Toni Collette

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You want every film that you make to do well, not just indie films in general. Vikramaditya Motwane

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My dad would play 'The Blue Album' a lot, the first Weezer album, and that influenced my alternative indie thing and that's kind of how I found tons and most of my favorite bands. Finn Wolfhard

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As more people get into indie bands and alternative music, they're also getting more into other genres that fit those categories, like jazz and classical. It's becoming more rebellious to go to a classical concert. You're getting the younger art house crowd and regular students as well as those who are just curious. Hilary Hahn

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The first film I ushered was Lynne Ramsay's 'Morvern Callar.' I started at 18. Best job in the world. Blockbusters, indie films, classic matinees. Zawe Ashton

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It has taken a long time for me to really dress as the artist that I am: I'm an indie girl, I like experimental, I like things to be subverted. Details are the fun part. Zawe Ashton

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I lived in London for a long time, and that's a pretty white town. In Toronto, I just ended up in this circle of indie rock kids who happened to be white, too... Really, it was just when I started getting out there and meeting more people and seeing more fans that I went, 'Oh, actually, I'm not white.' Bryan Lee O'Malley

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If you're on an indie label, you're not getting enough money. And if you're on a major, you're not getting enough support. Kate Nash

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When I was doing indie films, it wasn't cool and hip. Rosanna Arquette

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I have so many indie bands on my iPod. What I don't really understand is the attitude that if a band is unknown, they're good, and if they get fans, then you move on to the next band. Taylor Swift

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I've always been indie. Big Freedia

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As a successful artist it is my job to give the indie scene as much of a push as I can. Badshah

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I never identified with ‘indie,' I don't like that word. Rostam Batmanglij

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