Jim Jarmusch on Creativity
This is one of the best creative quotes I’ve ever read, and directly relates to my own creative process.
Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photos, 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. – Jim Jarmusch
17 Responses to “Jim Jarmusch on Creativity”
RT @KalaMana Jim Jarmusch on Creativity http://bit.ly/4w6mWQ
This comment was originally posted on Twitter
RT @rtdesign
So true… Jim Jarmusch on Creativity http://bit.ly/1hgglS
This comment was originally posted on Twitter
RT Jim Jarmusch on Creativity:
This is one of the best creative quotes I’ve ever read, and directly relates .. http://bit.ly/2d3v5M
This comment was originally posted on Twitter
Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Jim Jarmush on creativity http://ow.ly/yQxA
This comment was originally posted on Twitter
Social comments and analytics for this post…
This post was mentioned on Twitter by kalamana: Jim Jarmusch Quote http://bit.ly/cs1N8...
“Nothing is original.” Brilliant. http://tinyurl.com/ycxezgn
This comment was originally posted on Twitter
RT @okayjames: “Nothing is original.” Brilliant. http://tinyurl.com/ycxezgn
This comment was originally posted on Twitter
Design inspiration from Jim Jarmusch, via @maxkiesler . http://bit.ly/2×70tC
This comment was originally posted on Twitter
It’s not only what you steal or process into your visual vocabulary, it’s how you take the stimuli into yourself and transform it with your own voice. That’s where you need to keep watch of your authenticity and motivation. It’s good to see things as a child see them, delighting in the nuances.
I also think it’s important to be open to all kinds of stimuli because you never know where that spark is going to come from. I’m currently intrigued by the patterns of reflections on building. This hasn’t made its way into my work yet, but I’m curious if it will and how.
I agree!! This is my belief as well.
… and that in essence is creativity.
Great quote! I have never seen anything original.
William Ralph Inge said, “Originality is undetected plagiarism.” I love that.
King Solomon, the wisest man who walked this earth, said a long, long, time ago,
“What has been will be again,what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.” Ecc 1:9-This stands true today.There is no true originality, but there is truth. Our perception of what we see, hear, smell, taste, feel with our 5 God given senses, is truth to us; and how we express this truth, is who we are.
Thank you!!! “Select only things to steal from that speak directly to your soul.”
I have been feeling guilty about allowing others work and style to enter my creative process!
Two projects that I have had on “hold” are going forth today!!!
I look at this quote the same way, but have chosen a positive light. Artists are influenced by the environment we live in. I find this especially true about my studio. As visual artist, we observe everything with our conscious and unconscious mind, taking it all in. These observations and impressions are filed in our creative inmaginations to use and improve, combining them with other images and experances, to create a unique way of looking at life. My art may be made of the old, but MY experances make its viewing new and exciting. Apple pie is not new, but a different mix of apples and spices brings a fresh new excitment to one’s palette.
RT @KalaMana Jim Jarmusch on Creativity http://bit.ly/4w6mWQ
This comment was originally posted on Twitter
RT @rtdesign
So true… Jim Jarmusch on Creativity http://bit.ly/1hgglS
This comment was originally posted on Twitter
RT Jim Jarmusch on Creativity:
This is one of the best creative quotes I’ve ever read, and directly relates .. http://bit.ly/2d3v5M
This comment was originally posted on Twitter
Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Jim Jarmush on creativity http://ow.ly/yQxA
This comment was originally posted on Twitter
Social comments and analytics for this post…
This post was mentioned on Twitter by kalamana: Jim Jarmusch Quote http://bit.ly/cs1N8...
“Nothing is original.” Brilliant. http://tinyurl.com/ycxezgn
This comment was originally posted on Twitter
RT @okayjames: “Nothing is original.” Brilliant. http://tinyurl.com/ycxezgn
This comment was originally posted on Twitter
Creatività: http://bit.ly/3veWjc
This comment was originally posted on Twitter
Design inspiration from Jim Jarmusch, via @maxkiesler . http://bit.ly/2×70tC
This comment was originally posted on Twitter
It’s not only what you steal or process into your visual vocabulary, it’s how you take the stimuli into yourself and transform it with your own voice. That’s where you need to keep watch of your authenticity and motivation. It’s good to see things as a child see them, delighting in the nuances.
I also think it’s important to be open to all kinds of stimuli because you never know where that spark is going to come from. I’m currently intrigued by the patterns of reflections on building. This hasn’t made its way into my work yet, but I’m curious if it will and how.
I agree!! This is my belief as well.
… and that in essence is creativity.
Great quote! I have never seen anything original.
William Ralph Inge said, “Originality is undetected plagiarism.” I love that.
King Solomon, the wisest man who walked this earth, said a long, long, time ago,
“What has been will be again,what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.” Ecc 1:9-This stands true today.There is no true originality, but there is truth. Our perception of what we see, hear, smell, taste, feel with our 5 God given senses, is truth to us; and how we express this truth, is who we are.
Thank you!!! “Select only things to steal from that speak directly to your soul.”
I have been feeling guilty about allowing others work and style to enter my creative process!
Two projects that I have had on “hold” are going forth today!!!
I look at this quote the same way, but have chosen a positive light. Artists are influenced by the environment we live in. I find this especially true about my studio. As visual artist, we observe everything with our conscious and unconscious mind, taking it all in. These observations and impressions are filed in our creative inmaginations to use and improve, combining them with other images and experances, to create a unique way of looking at life. My art may be made of the old, but MY experances make its viewing new and exciting. Apple pie is not new, but a different mix of apples and spices brings a fresh new excitment to one’s palette.