If anyone tells you there is only one way, their way, get as far away from them as possible, both physically and philosophically.

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: Poets are always ahead of things in a certain way, their sense of language and their vision.

Good acting is about reacting, not tryingto express something, but reacting to a situation as the character.I don't like acting acting.

Select only things to steal that speak directly to your soul. If you do this, your work (and theft) will be authentic. Authenticity is invaluable; originality is nonexistent

It's hard to get lost if you don't know where you're going.

I'm not overly analytical, and I don't set out to make something particularly.