Jim Jarmusch: I Love To Take The Subway By Myself (2007)

Independent filmmaker Jim Jarmusch talks at length about his journey from Akron, Ohio to Cannes, France, via punk-rock period New York in the late seventies. He recounts how his first film “Permanent Vacation” (1980) was made and how the singular chain of circumstances, friends and collaborators created "Stranger Than Paradise" (1984), “Down By Law” (1986), “Mystery Train” (1989), “Night On Earth” (1991), “Dead Man” (1995), “Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai” (1999) and "Broken Flowers" (2005).

[@ekarchromesnatch5344]

This is what KZbin was created for

[@emmyelijah7395]

Wholeheartedly agree

[@markstubington8730]

I've seen down by law over 200 times it just gets better and better for me that goes for stranger than paradise mystery train his early work is untouchable the hippest filmmaker ever and all cinephiles know it.

[@FormerlyNYVulgarian]

Absolutely love Jim. A brilliant director with a brilliant mind.

[@scottystephenson2721]

What an amazing look into my favorite director. Everything he says resonates with me and gives me hope that life is not over and there are still strange and beautiful things to enjoy.. Thank you Jim for all you've done with your art and I still yell the Doppler effect joke from permanent vacation. Truly an artist. John lurie introduced me to you inadvertently through my love of his work and then I found tom waits... Well I found him first but I bad never seen a picture of him and the first time I heard him it was the song chocolate jesus. While in high school. It tool a few Yeats but I put you all together when I saw your films. Thank you for that, you'll never know how Mich that means to me ❤🐴🎷🎺🏆🥇

[@scottystephenson2721]

I hate having big thumbs that make these typos... You all know what I mean...

[@amovieandabluntrko3651]

One of my favorites directors

[@samueleportera6572]

I think this is the interview of how I knew Jarmusch, I remember I was 13 and in our television (in Italy) I spend hours to watch many movies on Universal Channel. There was a late night program called "Viaggio nel cinema americano" and there were lots of great directors, like Lynch, Gilliam, Lumet, Coen bros and many others. For me, as a young cinema lover, was a great punch the jamusch cinema. I had never seen something like that and his cinema changed my life! Thank you Jim

[@zumbambico417]

Beautiful, simply beautiful

[@btrav667]

generous answers

[@michaelhargrove5930]

I was privileged while visiting Paris from USA for first time in 2019 to see Night on Earth at a cinema in the latin quarter with french subtitles.Loved it!The electricity went off before film finished but what a treat.

[@marjasamsom]

grateful for this beautiful interview

[@ashandwit]

Fantastic interview!! "Dead Man" is one of my top 3 films.

[@jacekzm8754]

poetry too

[@Tigerbrown44]

I’ve been a huge JJ fan since Stranger Than Paradise. Loved Down By Law, Mystery Train, Night On Earth, Dead Man and my favorite Ghost Dog. I always thought i should have played the role of Ghost Dog. I was an extra in a film starring Forest Whitaker(A Rage in Harlem). I love JJ’s reoccurring theme of foreigners in America. I always wanted to pitch him the idea of doing a story about my father. He was a black man from Tennessee who passed himself off as an Arab for most of his life. I grew up believing i was Arab until i took the dna test five years ago. Maybe I’ll have to make that film myself, but Jim if you wanna collaborate let me know. I think Leningrad Cowboys come to America and Wrist Cutters A Love Story were secretly directed by Jarmusch or those directors were seriously influenced by JJ. “Do they sell Chesterfields in Cleveland?” “Yeah, they sell Chesterfields all over.” “Go jump in de lake.” “Brand new fast food seafood restaurant just opened up-Jiffy Squid!” “Do you have any tobacco stupid white man?” “I don’t smoke.”

[@uffeandersen2165]

Thanks for this gem - an air of natural relaxedness and flow of exchange however tense it might have been for both the interviewer and the interviewee. It could be longer. Joyful and inspiring and thought-provoking.

[@nk-salinger]

Genius

[@yichen7154]

Thank you for sharing this online. It was immensely interesting to me.

[@ap6160]

Actual interview starts at 5:11

[@OsirisCreatives]

nope!

[@tonyshazam6271]

Tysm for posting this! So much to take away so much to learn from, Jim is the man!

[@lionessmomma4825]

I made earrings with images from Stranger than Paradise and a pic of Jim Jarmusch ❤

[@tuffson9943]

Brilliant

[@GrikWorldNomad]

Totally unique in a cookie cutter world. I remember one interview where Jim was asked about the boat perched on a roof in Ghost Dog. He said "If that had been a Hollywood movie, the producers would ask what the hell the boat had to do with the story." Unparalleled!

[@harveybombaytiger]

Really enjoyed this. Thanks for posting ...

[@yaros1aw10]

It's so cool that the interview so easy to find

[@moniqueschramm5492]

thank You! for a really amazing interesting Interview of One of my favorite Filmmaker and Musician- hope He never will Stop his great Work! long Time ago when I was at the Premiere 'Only Lovers Left Arrive' with a great after Concert....great Times!

[@blackhope]

Thank you!

[@tutonelylesnaranjo6311]

I loved “Permanent Vacation.” Such a flavor of your poetry, side streets of nyc wonderful. It was like looking from within a pounding heart. p

[@radosawaugustynek4188]

I'm just love it. Happy that Im back to.

[@sylviaharing8329]

Thank you for a real open speech given interview, love...Sylvia

[@ML-yw4hv]

thank you

[@ApostolosNikolaidis1]

Serious content, thanks.

[@blankcityaudio]

Him talking about how his film school wouldn't let him do a feature sounds exactly like my bullshit film school. I had the idea and means to make a feature with the time alloted for my short thesis flick, but they put their foot down. Unfortunately my scholarship check got sent to the school, not me :(

[@rickytoddbotelho9555]

This reminds me of my new premiering in 8000 eons👍😀

[@dristidija8145]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@PlazaMoon]

Some of the questions are off-target. The interviewer implies Jarmusch films are 'slow'. By today's quality cinema standards, they aren't slow at all.

[@JunkyardHounds]

Jim: You'll edit this later to make us look better? Interviewer: Yes!

[@silobandnj3967]

🐐

[@nurknanker6105]

Jim reminds me of Lee Marvin.

[@leplasti]

He's actually part of a secret society called "The Sons of Lee Marvin" along with Tom Waits, John Lurie and Nick Cave, among others.

[@eugenio1542]

Wonderful to "meet" Jim, despite short, unprofessional and clumsy production. I would love to see his stuff. I'm from apartheid South Africa, where creative stuff was banned. Any links, any buddy ?

[@Carmel明慧]

Hi Eugenio, you can find some of Jarmusch's films in full on KZbin actually, at least I've seen some recently e.g. Night on Earth and Ghost Dog.

[@eugenio1542]

@@Carmel明慧 Thank you kindly for clear leads..

[@Carmel明慧]

@@eugenio1542 I hope you'll be able to see his films! They are so wonderful and still inspire me even after seeing them 20 years ago for the first time :)

[@eugenio1542]

@@Carmel明慧 I found those 2 together THANKS. Ideal for a lazy late Sunday afternoon. Yes. He seems to be more cosmopolitan, bohemian creativity which is so human / emotional.

[@Carmel明慧]

@@eugenio1542 yes, exactly! So human and authentic and made with love and care and no compromises, it's so rare to see now. Wish you enjoy your afternoon!

[@artspiritfineartstudiogall9672]

Beasters.

[@MrMarioGaio]

Who's the interviewer?

[@PharaoahMonk]

So amazing about not controlling things. I'm just an amateur model and actor and one day i was working with some friends outside in a roundabout road and shooting an add during the sunset. The idea was to catch the sun going down in my sunglasses so the camera was focused on my face for like 40-50 minutes. I swear to god i entered into a deep trance like meditation (i'm also a yogi) and i just froze myself into that position. A police car came by and stopped by us and asked what we were doing. He had the lights on. I never panicked for a moment, just stood still. My friends were explaining that we shoot this commercial and then he asked if i was wax statue and they laughed and said i was just a professional 😂😂 at this point my whole body was aching and i kinda felt amused but still didnt move and inch. the whole scene was magical and i wish someone recorded that. It would ve made a great movie scene about modelling or acting.

[@matt2993]

What a strange place to talk so much about yourself

[@cinquecouch3854]

4:48 bleü dat lil phone sound

[@fonofilms2286]

Ponle subtítulos en español, por favor, que mis clases de ipna todavía no dan resultados.

[@balamtoscano]

Puedes descargar el video y los subtítulos, y traducir esos subtítulos en un pagina

[@antoniomemo636]

Who's the interviewer? What's the context here? Rome film festival? Tnx

[@cyberain2585]

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[@ludyer]

14:08

[@covechicago555]

17:31 I have a shitty job that I hate. I'd much rather be making paintings but this society dictates that I can't simply be a happy painter. I have to go out and do this stupid job that I hate.

[@PlazaMoon]

I know how you feel. I'm an art teacher.

[@ronbartholomew9456]

fuck me, does this guy look like lee marvin and allso sounds like him

[@ANTONIORODRIGUES-jv1mn]

IS ONE OF THE FAMOUS SON´S LEE MARVIN CLUB

[@PlazaMoon]

And....does he have to keep asking him to simply describe the process behind each film he made? FFS!!! When interviewers get the chance to interview a great filmmaker, spend time to put some interesting questions together. Don't just wing it!

[@BicycleJoeTomasello]

bad boy at school realizes he followed the bad boy rules that every bad boy follows

[@jemappellefernand6036]

cameraman was bored during filming interview

[@lionstandingII]

Yeah....tell your Legendary Filmmaker Subject to not "ramble on"....

[@arrowcrusher]

This is Billy Bob Thornton. This dude plays the actor Billy Bob Thornton. Cover up the hair and close your eyes and listen. Just doesn't have the fake accent. I'm serious

[@modaljazz59]

Taters