I Think Of Poets As Outlaw Visionaries

Some People Would Find Just The Rhythm Of My Films Alone To Be A Nightmare; They'd Probably Just Fall Asleep Because They Want Something Quicker. Other People Fall Into It And It Works For Them Like A Dream.

The New York School Poets Are My Godfathers Creatively.

America Is A Very Venal Place; Everything Has To Be Sold There. You Can Repackage Your Own S**t And Sell It If It Is Marketed In The Right Way. The Motivation Is To Sell. It's So Illogical And Strange To Me. It's Such A Disposable Culture And Yet I Feel Comfortable Being American.

Select Only Things To Steal That Speak Directly To Your Soul. If You Do This, Your Work (and Theft) Will Be Authentic. Authenticity Is Invaluable; Originality Is Nonexistent

I Visited Paterson Many Years Ago - 20 Some Years Ago As A Kind Of Day Trip Because Of William Carlos Williams, Because Of Allen Ginsberg Having Lived There. And I Went To The Great Falls And Sat Really In The Exact Same Spot As Adam Driver Does As Paterson. And I Walked Around The Factory Buildings, And I Was Rereading - I Was Reading At The Time The Epic Length Poem "paterson" By Williams.