“Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with

inspiration or fuels your imagination.

Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings,

photographs, poems, dreams, random

conversations, architecture, bridges, street signs, trees, clouds,

bodies of water, light and shadows.

Select only things to steal from that speak directly to your soul.

If you do this, your work (and theft) will

be authentic. Authenticity is invaluable; originality is nonexistent.

And don’t bother concealing your

thievery—celebrate it if you feel like it. In any case, always

remember what Jean-Luc Godard said:

“It’s not where you take things from—it’s where you take them to.”

— Jim Jarmusch