“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.”