I'd wanted to be a writer and when I came back to New York worked as a musician too, but I found my writing starting to get more and more referential to cinema. Jim Jarmusch backcinemafind Change image and share on social
Contradiction was something I really like when it is embraced in that kind of philosophy. Jim Jarmusch contradictionembracekind Change image and share on social
I think it comes from really liking literary forms. Poetry is very beautiful, but the space on the page can be as affecting as where the text is. Like when Miles Davis doesn't play, it has a poignancy to it. Jim Jarmusch affectbeautifuldavis share on social
Poets are always ahead of things in a certain way, their sense of language and their vision. Jim Jarmusch aheadlanguagepoet Change image and share on social
I love rehearsing because in rehearsals there are no mistakes, nothing is wrong, some things apply or lead you to focus on the character and the things that don't apply are equally valuable because they lead you to towards what does. Jim Jarmusch applycharacterequally share on social
I didn't get the degree because in my last year, for my thesis film I made a feature called Permanent Vacation and they'd given me a scholarship, the Louis B Mayer fellowship and they made a mistake. Jim Jarmusch calldegreefeature Change image and share on social
I think of poets as outlaw visionaries in a way. Jim Jarmusch outlawpoetvisionary Change image and share on social
I have to tell everyone that when I finish a film and it goes out and is released, I never look at my films again. I don't like looking back. I don't even like talking about 'em! So I'm really digging back in my memory because I don't like to sit and look at my films again. Jim Jarmusch backdigfilm share on social
I started working with friends of mine and that, to some degree, continues. Jim Jarmusch continuedegreefriend Change image and share on social
I like doing them and they're ridiculous and the actors can improvise a lot, and they don't have to be really realistic characters that hit a very specific tone as in a feature film. They're really fun, I want to make more of them definitely. Jim Jarmusch actorcharacterfeature share on social
