James R. Jarmusch, known as Jim Jarmusch, (born January 22, 1953) is an American independent filmmaker. Jarmusch is a major exponent of independent cinema, particularly that of the 1980s and 1990s.
So I don’t know where I fit in. I don’t feel tied to my time period. I’m an American by circumstance. I’m not really interested in nationalities or borders, though I am very interested in cultures and what makes them different from other cultures. And I’m also very fascinated by those areas where the lines of culture blur, because in those blurred edges is where synthesis occurs, and gardens grow. There are so many beautiful things that come from that blurring together of seemingly disparate elements.
Subject: Jim Jarmusch 
Wed Sep 16, 2009 1:00 am
