Moved to New York City at the age of seventeen from Akron, Ohio. Graduated from Columbia University with a B.A. in English, class of '75. Without any prior film experience, he was accepted into the Tisch School of the Arts, New York.
On Feb. 2, 1994, Jarmusch appeared for an interview before an audience on the first night of a retrospective of his films held by the Walker Art Museum in Minneapolis, MN.
Chris Parker , who starred in Jarmuschs first film Permanent Vacation was a friend of Jarmuschs and had never acted before (according to a 2/2/94 interview with Jarmusch). When Jarmusch submitted "Permanent Vacation" to Tisch as his film thesis/project, they wouldnt accept it - apparently, they didnt think it was worth their time.
Is the older brother of Ann and Tom Jarmusch.
Good friend of Aki Kaurismki , Finnish director of Mies vailla menneisyytt . Placed the final segment of his movie Night on Earth in Finland with the three characters speaking Finnish.
Up until 2005, has never made a film under a studios watch.
Attended Columbia University.
Once almost died from eating wild mushrooms, which resulted in an interest in the study of mushroom.
Doesnt allow his movies to be dubbed for foreign movie markets. They are mostly shown with subtitles in other countries.
He owns the negatives to all his own films, except one, Year of the Horse , which he made for Neil Young.
Father worked at the Goodrich tire plant in Akron, Ohio. Mother reviewed films for the Akron Beacon Journal.
Although Broken Flowers came out after Lost in Translation , Jarmusch wrote the script exclusively for Bill Murray before Sofia Coppola.
Has lived with his girlfriend, filmmaker Sara Driver , for 20 years. [2005]
At college one of his professors was cult director Nicholas Ray. They formed a friendship and Jarmusch became his assistant for the making of a film.
Founder member of "the Sons of Lee Marvin". Other members include Tom Waits , Thurston Moore , John Lurie , Nick Cave. Membership requires a plausible likeness to Lee Marvin such that you could be rumored to be his son.
Guest with Johnny Depp of Belgrade Film Festival FEST in 1992.
According to Roger Ebert, there is a deep embedding of comedy, nostalgia, shabby sadness and visual beauty in his work.
Likes seeing his films once, with a paying audience that doesnt know he is there, after that he doesnt want to see them ever again.
Is a founding member of The Sons of Lee Marvin, a humorous "semi-secret society" of artists resembling the iconic actor.
Often described as the archetypal auteur of American independent film.
Stopped drinking coffee in 1986, the year of the first installment of Coffee and Cigarettes, though he continues to smoke cigarettes.
Always owns the negatives of his films.
Is a member of rock band SQRL with film associate Carter Logan and sound engineer Shane Stoneback.
Novelist Paul Auster described the characters in Jarmuschs films as "laconic, withdrawn, sorrowful mumblers".
Stated that his goal was "to approximate real time for the audience.".
I consider myself a dilettante in a positive way, and I always have.
That affects my sense of filmmaking.
Some kid is making a movie for $500,000, and they want the final cut.
Seems like the squares are taking over everything.
The beauty of life is in small details, not in big events.
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.
Most people have a story idea and in the end they cast it, but I start,with the actors first.
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 non-existent. 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. " #53 - Winter, January 22, 2004 ],Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new film, 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.
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