I Don't Like American Football.

The Beauty Of Life Is In Small Details, Not In Big Events.

I Had This Idea For A Long Time To Make A Film About A Poet In Paterson Named Patterson. I Wanted Him To Be Working Class. Eventually I Thought A Bus Was A Perfect Visual Way To Move Him, To Drift Him Through The City, To Have A Measured Kind Of Routine Lifestyle. And All These Things Kind Of Congealed Into The Film "paterson" Eventually.

Just Write A Poem As If You're Writing A Note To One Other Person.

I'm Very Interested In Variations.

If You Go Into A Bar In Most Places In America And Even Say The Word Poetry, You'll Probably Get Beaten Up. But Poetry Is A Really Strong, Beautiful Form To Me, And A Lot Of Innovation In Language Comes From Poetry.