i really feel that life and art are mostly about influences and experience. that’s why i just like to take it all in. also, it’s why i will try any food and i think it’s why i like to eat foods i don’t like; bad taste is such an odd sensation.
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 non-existent. 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.”Apparently it’s designer Mark Malazarte that makes excellent use of this quote from director Jim Jarmusch. (dugg)
