Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Jim Jarmusch More Quotes by Jim Jarmusch More Quotes From Jim Jarmusch It was a really interesting time in New York in the late 70s and early 80s, and the music scene was really, really interesting because you didn't have to be a virtuoso to make music, it was more about your desire to express things. Jim Jarmusch new-york desire interesting Good acting is about reacting, not tryingto express something, but reacting to a situation as the character.I don't like acting acting. Jim Jarmusch situation acting character I thought The Limits of Control could be interpreted in two ways: as the limits of one's self-control; and as the limits of allowing other people's control over one's - consciousness - which I kind of thought was a double meaning that was appropriate. Jim Jarmusch self two people I like marginal characters, I like real people. I learn more from talking to my plumber when he comes to fix my toilet than I do from meeting a movie star. I think my movies are in the same vein as that. Jim Jarmusch stars real character It's a sad and beautiful world. Jim Jarmusch beautiful-world beautiful world I like repetition, but I really, really like variations, synchronistic things that happen where you're not really thinking about them. Jim Jarmusch repetition variation thinking When I studied with Nicholas Ray he was always telling us, "If you want to make films, watch a lot of films, but don't just watch films, go take a walk, look at the sky, read a book about meteorology, look at the design of people's shoes. Because all of them are part of filmmaking." So I thought, perfect! That's a good job for me. Jim Jarmusch design perfect book Making a film that is in seven days of one week is not a new idea. Jim Jarmusch seven-days film ideas No mistakes can be make during rehearsals, only progress toward what works best. Jim Jarmusch rehearsal progress mistake If you make a film, that magic is not there, because you were there while shooting it. After writing a film and shooting it and being in the editing room every day, you can never see it clearly. I think other people's perception of your film is more valid than your own, because they have that ability to see it for the first time. Jim Jarmusch editing writing thinking I consider myself a feminist, in a way. Jim Jarmusch feminist way I realized, "Gee, you're making the same film over and over here." I just kept making them for my own amusement, but also with this thought in my head that I could collect enough songs to make an album out of it. I am attracted to non-dramatic moments in life. The idea of a coffee break is not something you'd think of as being an important part of your day, so these shorts were like little free zones in which we could just play around. Jim Jarmusch coffee song thinking I'm not putting down anyone that does look at their work in that way, but for me I am a hardcore amateur. Jim Jarmusch doe looks way To me, everything is endless variations on other things. Like waves in the ocean. They continue to turn over on each other, and they're all slightly different. I don't know if originality is possible. Is it even necessary? Because everything is different than what came before, but it's all branches from the same tree. Originality is overrated, but what you do with things is always different. Jim Jarmusch different ocean tree I have a real respect for tobacco as a substance, and it just seems very funny how the Western attitude is, "Wow, people are addicted to this, think of all the money you can make off it." Jim Jarmusch real attitude thinking I'm not interested in stories. Stories are interesting but I don't think my head works that way. I remember at age 10 I dreamt of making animated cartoons as loops, something you could just project on your wall and look at from time to time. Kind of, something to stare at, something that's always there. Jim Jarmusch wall interesting thinking I love riding on a bus now because you're looking down on the world from not too high of an angle, but people on the street rarely look up into the bus. They're sort of oblivious to this big giant machine, you know, passing by. So there's something very beautiful about the angle that you look at the world through. Jim Jarmusch passing-by beautiful people Separate two particles, place them at opposite ends of the universe, produce some effect in one, and the other will be identically affected. Jim Jarmusch ends opposites two Cricket makes no sense to me. I find it beautiful to watch and I like that they break for tea. That is very cool, but I don't understand. My friends from The Clash tried to explain it years and years ago, but I didn't understand what they were talking about. Jim Jarmusch beautiful talking years America is a very venal place; everything has to be sold there. You can repackage your own s**t and sell it if it is marketed in the right way. The motivation is to sell. It's so illogical and strange to me. It's such a disposable culture and yet I feel comfortable being American. Jim Jarmusch motivation america way
