“It is important to know that what I do is not artistic. I am just a fi...” — Jonas Mekas Quote

“It is important to know that what I do is not artistic. I am just a film-maker. I live how I live and I do what I do, which is recording moments of my life as I move ahead. And I do it because I am compelled to. Necessity, not artistry, is the true line you can follow in my life and work.”

“I'm not so much in the future as always in the present. The future always takes care of itself. What I do now with my video camera, it can only record what is happening now. I am celebrating reality and the essence of the moment. And that's the greatest challenge that I have.”

“I tend to write and record things quite quickly. You can tamper with things for years, and it's artistic laziness sometimes.”

“I have a lot of weird interests, but everything I do is artistic.”

“The artistic element of Manhattan has kind of moved to Brooklyn. Has it changed it? Yeah. Has it ruined it? I would say no. It is what it is. I say better that than an urban war zone.”