Jim Jarmusch: Poets Are Always Ahead Of

[iggi Pop] Is Very Self-taught, Self-educated, But, Man, That Guy Knows About So Many Things.

In The Words Of The Ancients, One Should Make His Decision Within The Space Of Seven Breaths. It Is A Matter Of Being Determined And Having The Spirit To Break Through To The Other Side.

It Meant A Kind Of Real Liberation Of Expression. It Embraced Amateurism In A Way That I Still Am Inspired By. It Was Not About Trying To Get, You Know, Stadium Gigs Or Even Commercial Radio Play Or Even Record Deals For That Matter. It Was About Saying Something 'cause You Meant It, And Expressing Something That You Felt. And That Was Primary For That - Whatever The Scene, Whatever Punk Rock Means, It Was Very, Very Important To Me, Very Formative.

I Like To Work With Actors That Have Varied Experiences. But I Don't Choose Them Because Of Their Experience, I Choose Them Because Of Qualities I Think Would Make An Interesting Character And To Me There Is No One Way To Direct Actors, There Is Only One Way To Collaborate With One Person.

I'm Not Interested In Stories. Stories Are Interesting But I Don't Think My Head Works That Way. I Remember At Age 10 I Dreamt Of Making Animated Cartoons As Loops, Something You Could Just Project On Your Wall And Look At From Time To Time. Kind Of, Something To Stare At, Something That's Always There.