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29 quotes by Jim Jarmusch

James Roberto "Jim" Jarmusch (/ˈdʒɑrməʃ/; born January 22, 1953) is an American independent film director, screenwriter, actor, producer, editor and composer. Jarmusch has consistently been a major proponent of independent cinema since the 1980s.
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When I left Ohio when I was 17 and ended up in New York and realised that not all films had the giant crab monsters in them, it really opened up a... →

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I always think the Sex Pistols and the Ramones as very, very important because they stripped things down.

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I think of poets as outlaw visionaries in a way.

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The intention was to shoot short films that can exist as shorts independently, but when I put them all together, there are things that echo through... →

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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... →

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Hopefully, if not it's not working right. I'm like a navigator and I try to encourage our collaboration and find the best way that will... →

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I start with actors that I know personally or I know their work, and there are things about their work or their presence or their own personality... →

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Contradiction was something I really like when it is embraced in that kind of philosophy.

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Cricket makes no sense to me. I find it beautiful to watch and I like that they break for tea. That is very cool, but I don't understand. My... →

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I always start with characters rather than with a plot, which many critics would say is very obvious from the lack of plot in my films - although I... →

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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... →

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Baseball is one of the most beautiful games. It is. It is a very Zen-like game.

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A lot of poets too live on the margins of social acceptance, they certainly aren't in it for the money. William Blake - only his first book was... →

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