http://www.flickr.com/photos/krishhtine/4148870584/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 nonexistent. 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 Jarmush