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.

– Jim Jarmusch. “My Golden Rules,” MovieMaker Magazine, Issue #53 (Winter 2004)

(I watched “Broken Flowers” recently and I thought it was very cool. What was even cooler was the soundtrack. I seem to have this urge to buy it. The movie was not without controversies though.)