Storified by Austin Kleon · Tue, Mar 19 2013 07:52:14

an obese man & a lawyer are slated for dinosaur carnage; & black man & Asian man left behind, forgotten on island when only whites escape.

— Joyce Carol Oates · Tue, Mar 19 2013 07:52:13

@JoyceCarolOates come on joyce that's a real good movie lighten up.

— MALIA OBAMA · Tue, Mar 19 2013 07:52:14

@RealLilDinky I was shocked how clumsily the story was presented, the simple-minded direction & quality of "acting." Dinosaurs silly.

— Joyce Carol Oates · Tue, Mar 19 2013 07:52:14

A conversation about finding and sharing inspiration online with Maria Popova, Maris Kreizman, Maud Newton, and Austin Kleon. Held at McNally Jackson in May 2012.

Storified by Austin Kleon · Mon, Jun 04 2012 12:56:00

YouTube upload: Creativity and Curation in the Digital Age (aka #curativity) http://bit.ly/LXRqLU

— punkcast · Sat, Jun 02 2012 12:37:25

Shrewdly, @austinkleon has locked up royalties on the future. RT@austinkleon: Of course, the *real* future is #Curativity™©®

— Mark Yeatts · Fri, Jun 01 2012 13:51:32

Of course, the *real* future is #Curativity™©®

— Austin Kleon · Fri, Jun 01 2012 13:39:47

Continuing: Austen Kleon, author of Steal Like An Artist, asked panel what they read, who influences them, how do they curate #curativity

— Kaye Madison · Wed, May 30 2012 19:48:09

NYC Panel @McNallyJackson Bks on intersection of creativity & curation with @austinkleon @maudnewton @brainpicker @mariskreizman #curativity

— Kaye Madison · Wed, May 30 2012 19:43:58

...David Letterman. And @ConanOBrien tried to be David Letterman but ended up Conan O'Brien." And Im tryin to be Conan O'Brien #curativity

— Will Abeles · Wed, May 30 2012 19:32:18

RT @sammartintweets: .@austinkleon I'm enjoying your #curativity hash tag. Thinking that it could matriculate to an actual word.

— Kaye Madison · Wed, May 30 2012 19:16:57

scrambled notes on a great panel thanks to @austinkleon @maudnewton @brainpicker @mariskreizman http://mosteverybody.tumblr.com/post/24101326030/scrambled-notes-on-a-great-panel #curativity

— derek · Wed, May 30 2012 18:35:43

Thx to @mcnallyjackson, the great audience, & @maudnewton @mariskreizman & @brainpicker. Somebody was taping, but until then: #curativity

— Austin Kleon · Wed, May 30 2012 18:18:18

@austinkleon @brainpicker @mariskreizman @maudnewton talking #curativity at McNally Jackson. Awesome turnout http://pic.twitter.com/T393x6dh · Bruce Tracy

The sharp crew at the @mcnallyjackson #curativity panel is making me want glasses ASAP http://instagr.am/p/LRU92yIE4B/ · Lauren Reddy

"There is the question of access & accessibility" @brainpicker online info exists but can you find it? #curativity

— Erika Anderson · Wed, May 30 2012 17:09:35

"There are no stupid questions. They're just the ones you couldn't google" @austinkleon #curativity

— Erika Anderson · Wed, May 30 2012 17:08:08

Q from internet society: "Do we take the Internet for granted?" A from @austinkleon "We take everything for granted" #curativity

— Erika Anderson · Wed, May 30 2012 17:05:52

"No laptops in bed ever" @austinkleon. #curativity / I'm guilty of breaking this important rule all the time.

— Lauren Reddy · Wed, May 30 2012 17:02:01

How digital types maintain their sanity: "No laptops in bed. Ever." @austinkleon #curativity

— Erika Anderson · Wed, May 30 2012 17:01:49

"I have two desks: an analog desk and a digital desk" @austinkleon #curativity

— Erika Anderson · Wed, May 30 2012 16:59:58

"Act of discovery as an act of creativity" @brainpicker #curativity

— Erika Anderson · Wed, May 30 2012 16:58:31

On copyright law: "the law lags behind the culture" @brianpicker. Capturing serendipity and insight is important - @maudnewton #curativity

— Lauren Reddy · Wed, May 30 2012 16:58:29

@brainpicker on copyright: "the law lags behind the culture by at least a decade." #curativity

— John Duggan · Wed, May 30 2012 16:57:44

Posts from the #StealAcrossAmerica book tour behind Steal Like An Artist.

Storified by Austin Kleon · Thu, Jun 14 2012 09:04:42

Man, @coreygillen is the best drummer. So proud and happy to have grown up with him.

— Austin Kleon · Fri, Jun 08 2012 19:15:38

The #StealAcrossAmerica tour is over. Thanks to y'all who made the last couple of months awesome. Now, home to Texas to write the next book!

— Austin Kleon · Sun, Jun 10 2012 13:05:15

Nice & A/C'd for the author talk #chicago #printersrowfest #steallikeanartist #austinkleon · E.Rio Apilado

Printer's Row: it's nice and A/C-ed in here! @ Wyndham Blake Chicago http://instagr.am/p/Ls_zulA1-Z/ · Austin Kleon

Chicago! Details for my @PrintersRowFest panel at 1:30PM today: https://www.eventbrite.com/event/3578141317/eorg?nomo=1 (I'm signing after...)

— Austin Kleon · Sun, Jun 10 2012 08:21:37

Take a break @ The Art Institute of Chicago http://instagr.am/p/Ls15YvA14L/ · Austin Kleon

Ticket, doodle, book, & @sharpie on the ready for @austinkleon @printersrowfest #printersrowfest #steallikea http://instagr.am/p/LspHD-S2-g/ · Elisha-Rio Apilado

Obligatory Bean @ Millennium Park http://instagr.am/p/LsqZk4g1x1/ · Austin Kleon

Ready to not be in motion for a while. #StealAcrossAmerica

— Austin Kleon · Sat, Jun 09 2012 13:35:47

Cleveland TSA should blog the origin of each confiscated item in this display. http://instagr.am/p/LqubAoA1yP/ · Austin Kleon

Thanks @wmcfest! That was fun. Sorry I couldn't stay longer. :-(

— Austin Kleon · Sat, Jun 09 2012 12:30:22

Delighted that my college buddy John Drain and Mr. @Glass showed up!! http://instagr.am/p/LqjoQ_A16R/ · Austin Kleon

Squeeeee!! My copy of "steal like an artist" , signed to me by @austinkleon @ Weapons Of Mass Creation Fest http://instagr.am/p/LqhkIPHBPS/ · lauriebreaker

Im just going to throw it put there @austinkleon talk may end up being the best talk @wmcfest #brilliantstuff #steallikeawriter

— Travis Mccleery · Sat, Jun 09 2012 10:44:28

@austinkleon and a packed house. #wmcfest #steallikeawriter http://instagr.am/p/LqSeM0EzsP/ · Joseph Hughes

“Always check your pockets for ideas before doing the laundry.” - words of wisdom from @austinkleon #wmcfest

— Allie Lehman · Sat, Jun 09 2012 10:22:45

@austinkleon great talk #wmcf

— AIGA Cleveland · Sat, Jun 09 2012 10:35:19

Reactions to a conversation between Kirby Ferguson and Austin Kleon at SXSW 2012.

Storified by Austin Kleon · Thu, Mar 15 2012 07:30:01

Everything Is A Remix, So Steal Like An Artist Polaroid SLR 680SE / Impossible PX-680 Color Shade Kirby Ferguson (@remixeverything) and (@austinkleon) discussing copying, remixing and ripping off. · impossibleyear

MediaShift . At SXSW, Austin Alchemy, Creative Culture Lead to Collaboration | PBS

by Amanda Hirsch, March 15, 2012 Tagged: artists, austin, collaboration, culture, festival, remix, south by southwest, southby, sxsw One ...

SXSW: ‘Steal Like An Artist’ | Art&Seek | Arts, Music, Culture for North Texas

Alan Melson | March 10, 2012 3:17 PM "Good artists copy; great artists steal." - Pablo Picasso, via Steve Jobs Where do artists draw the ...

South by Southwest Interactive gathers creative minds together, lets sparks fly

Updated: 9:44 p.m. Sunday, March 11, 2012 Published: 6:38 p.m. Sunday, March 11, 2012 At first blush, South by Southwest Interactive seem...

SXSW Interactive Day 2: ‘Everything Is A Remix.’ How Creative People Steal to Create New Works. | The Venture

Going into this I figured it was either going to be either incredibly insightful or dreadfully boring. Thankfully, speakers Austin Kleon ...

So great to see @austinkleon and @remixeverything in conversation at #SXSW #remix. Their gems: http://j.mp/wzitQ8 + http://j.mp/lzpdwy

— Maria Popova · Sat, Mar 10 2012 10:40:07

Did you know there are notepads for your shower? #sxsw #remix http://huff.to/zmVYSF

— Huffington Post · Sat, Mar 10 2012 11:25:01

Acabei de assistir ao "Everything is a Remix; So Steal Like An Artist, com os filmmakers Kirby Ferguson e Austin Kleon! http://pic.twitter.com/9OrB5w3X · PoptentBR

SXSW panel report: Everything is a Remix, so Steal Like an Artist: http://bit.ly/xG39sf

— Austin360 @ SXSWi · Sat, Mar 10 2012 11:30:58

#SXSW Session Short-Cut: Everything is a #REMIX, So Steal Like an Artist > http://bit.ly/zV4tO9 @austinkleon @remixeverything

— Digital Agency 360i · Sat, Mar 10 2012 11:41:53

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SxSWi 2012 Field Notes: Everything is a Remix, So Steal Like an Artist: http://bit.ly/wbKZIO

— Core77 · Sun, Mar 11 2012 08:01:03

fueledbycoffee · fueledbycoffee

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@austinkleon enjoyed your panel today at #SXSW almost as much as I enjoy your tumblr daily. Keep up the extroverted introversion!

— Evan Nix · Sat, Mar 10 2012 19:32:58

The @RemixEverything + @AustinKLeon talk reaffirmed my plans for my novel. So grateful to my creative lineage&can't wait to pay homage #SXSW

— Lena Chen · Sat, Mar 10 2012 12:45:00

When we copy, we justify. When others copy, we vilify. #remix #sxsw

— agrayspace · Sat, Mar 10 2012 12:31:14

Everything is a remix so steal like an artist http://instagr.am/p/IANnu3qEjf/ #remix #sxsw · Joel Parr

Things people are posting about the book #StealLikeAnArtist

Storified by Austin Kleon · Tue, Jul 03 2012 07:13:54

Bought "Steal Like An Artist" by Austin Kleon yesterday afternoon and read the entire thing in one evening, so good! Such an eye-opener!

— Kirsten · Tue, Jul 03 2012 06:36:42

From Steal Like an Artist, by Austin Kleon. Read it! http://instagr.am/p/Mmq7wxwyQE/ · Abby Stevens

Read great new book, “Steal Like an Artist”. Highly recommend for all bloggers and other creative sorts.

— Rhoda Israelov · Mon, Jul 02 2012 09:30:17

On page 64 of 160 of Steal Like an Artist, by Austin Kleon: I LOVE THIS BOOK -- nuff said. http://bit.ly/NRKn4K

— shing liganor · Sun, Jul 01 2012 02:18:18

RT @TheRecCreative: This is so true. Taken from "Steal Like an Artist" by Ausin Kleon http://pic.twitter.com/16mf9LWG · Pao Ward

@austinkleon Steal Like An Artist is awesome man. Half way through. But feel like I'll be going back through quite a bit. Thanks

— Patrick Droney · Thu, Jun 28 2012 18:19:05

Seriously enjoying @austinkleon 's book, "Steal like an artist: 10 things nobody told you about being creative" It's a very refreshing read

— Cory Kerr · Thu, Jun 28 2012 13:02:27

RT @KevinVasquez: @nate_winslow Thanks for recommending Steal Like An Artist by @austinkleon. Just finished it and I'm inspired to create some art!

— Nate Winslow · Thu, Jun 28 2012 10:19:35

@austinkleon your book Steal Like an Artist is totally fantastic and I found myself agreeing with literally every. single. sentence.

— Tyler Lyons · Wed, Jun 27 2012 21:10:22

@austinkleon Haven't read a book front to back in years. Read Steal like an Artist in a few hours. Now heading to get Lethem's book. #thanks

— Joe Wanko · Wed, Jun 27 2012 18:16:04

Excerpt from Steal Like An Artist http://instagr.am/p/MY7y_wOiLl/ · Jason 'True' Stylo

@austinkleon our new summer intern started yesterday. his first task: read Steal Like an Artist. :)

— Mark Fairbanks · Wed, Jun 27 2012 07:16:51

Dove into Steal Like an Artist by @austinkleon, AMAZING. Thx for peeling open my mind today! Looking forward to the rest & reread

— Ryan K. Dean · Wed, Jun 27 2012 06:51:15

Read this inspiring/fun book! "Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative" by @austinkleon http://ow.ly/bQMS3

— CREATE Legal · Wed, Jun 27 2012 10:15:08

Back from California to find these on my desk. It's a very @austinkleon morning. @ 20x200 http://instagr.am/p/LdTJgLn30n/ · David Yee

@austinkleon I just sent your book How To Steal Like An Artist to a friend who I am hoping to encourage to let her creative soul fly.

— Nancy Coleman · Sun, Jun 03 2012 11:25:38

Picked up copy of Steal Like an Artist from Museum London http://www.austinkleon.com/blog/ like its spare style creative approach

— Cheryl McLean · Sun, Jun 03 2012 09:42:10

@austinkleon too good to put down http://www.flickr.com/photos/bethaltrogge/7324261402/in/photostream/lightbox/

— beth murphy · Sat, Jun 02 2012 19:18:26

Just finished #steallikeanartist I enjoyed it. It really got me thinking. Thanks @austinkleon

— Tommy Vance · Sat, Jun 02 2012 07:57:02

I liked it so much I saved it here.

Storified by Austin Kleon · Thu, Oct 27 2011 00:09:13

Lame. RT “@KBAndersen: Updike: "The true New Yorker secretly believes that people living anywhere else have to be, in some sense, kidding."”

— jndevereux · Sun, Aug 28 2011 15:03:11

Just to be clear, my last tweet is not calling @KBAndersen or John Updike lame, but rather New Yorkers who celebrate smug incuriosity.

— jndevereux · Mon, Aug 29 2011 07:59:29

I love New York, lived there nearly ten years (through 9/11), etc., but smug provincialism is the most tedious thing about NYC's culture.

— jndevereux · Mon, Aug 29 2011 08:01:20

New Yorkers are never more like the hicks they disdain than when bragging about how they have no interest in other places.

— jndevereux · Mon, Aug 29 2011 08:02:34

And I've lived for years in New York and among hicks, so I know what I'm talking about.

— jndevereux · Mon, Aug 29 2011 08:03:05

It's like the famous Steinberg poster, which I read as slightly barbed satire, but some people seem to think is a guide to right thinking.

— jndevereux · Mon, Aug 29 2011 08:20:47

steinberg · omoo

And yes, all I said goes for smug San Franciscans, Austinites, Londoners, etc., too. I just have more experience with the NY variety.

— jndevereux · Mon, Aug 29 2011 08:22:34

I got angry when people in NYC would tell me "only tourists look up at the buildings." ONLY A BUFFOON IGNORES THE BUILDINGS! LOOK UP!

— jndevereux · Mon, Aug 29 2011 08:33:07

In short, celebrate curiosity and cosmopolitanism, not narrowness. I love you, NYC. (& Austin, San Francisco, Portland, and Taylor, Texas.)

— jndevereux · Mon, Aug 29 2011 08:38:14

MT @jndevereux I love New York, lived there 10 years, but smug provincialism is the most tedious thing about NYC's culture.//Agree totally.

— KBAndersen · Mon, Aug 29 2011 08:03:09

@austinkleon Ha, thanks! It always bugged me: you live in a fantastic city, but you're supposed to act bored about it and the world? F that!

— jndevereux · Mon, Aug 29 2011 08:57:24

I asked where we should hang out in Houston, and these are the responses I got.

Storified by Austin Kleon · Thu, Oct 27 2011 01:01:36

What should we not miss in Houston? - AUSTIN KLEON : TUMBLR

We're taking our first road trip to Houston this weekend, staying in the museum district. We're already planning on the Menil Collection, the Cy Twombly gallery, and the Rothko Chapel - what are some other things we shouldn't miss?

@austinkleon menil, rothko good choices. A friends guide: http://t.co/xsKoIPk

— uklebot · Tue, Jul 05 2011 21:56:22

@austinkleon @MenilCollection The Twombly collection is a really special place. The building is super cool and the art is amazing.

— dangillotte · Tue, Jul 05 2011 15:47:26

@austinkleon MFAH for Helmut Newton and their Glassell Gold collections and the nearby CAM for Vanderbeek, amazing, Catalan for food

— holinon · Tue, Jul 05 2011 15:13:09

@austinkleon Anvil, the bar.

— compactrobot · Tue, Jul 05 2011 13:14:57

@austinkleon The Orange Show http://bit.ly/3VfWlW

— imakestuff · Tue, Jul 05 2011 13:15:35

@make1inc @austinkleon The Heights, not too far from your digs, is great. Try on Onion Creek (restaurant) & @FitzLiveMusic.

— LaBritt · Tue, Jul 05 2011 15:01:43

@austinkleon (Almost) native Houstonion, make sure to stop by the shops on Montrose. Great area.

— catclaire11 · Tue, Jul 05 2011 13:20:51

So long, Chris.

Storified by Austin Kleon · Thu, Oct 27 2011 01:10:58

Just got my face rocked off by the BEST cupcake ever! RT: @austinkleon Potato chip cupcake by @wendyluu @ Springbox http://instagr.am/p/GPUJf/ · sqwidy

Does your office bring in a dunk tank on a Thursday? @Springboxist does... http://instagr.am/p/GPd90/?ref=nf #Austin · QuirkyInsider

Oh you know, just eating a Crispy Potato Chip & Chocolate cupcake and about to head out back to help knock my old boss into a dunk tank.

— philcoffman · Thu, Jun 23 2011 13:29:18

We even have a band here: #dunktank http://twitpic.com/5fstuy · philcoffman

Dunk tank @Springboxist http://flic.kr/p/9Wcfbk

— austinkleon · Thu, Jun 23 2011 14:08:36

.@Springboxist house band in the alley http://instagr.am/p/GQG47/ · austinkleon

Who says there's no dignity left in marketing? http://instagr.am/p/GQIFh/ · austinkleon

Goodbye Chris http://instagr.am/p/GQDWD/ · mixmasterricky

The moment before the plunge http://instagr.am/p/GQFHk/ · mixmasterricky

Poor Chris. Joke has gone on too long. http://instagr.am/p/GQJ9Y/ · mixmasterricky

@chrismayfield thanks for Rollin with it http://yfrog.com/kenppdj · wendyluu

Filmmaker James Francis Flynn (@jamesfflynn) couldn't sleep last night, so he decided to watch THERE WILL BE BLOOD and livetweet the whole thing through the lens of his theory that the movie is about what it's like being a filmmaker. Enjoy.

Storified by Austin Kleon · Thu, Oct 27 2011 01:36:54

Can't sleep, so I'm going to watch THERE WILL BE BLOOD and livetweet while doing so. #twbb

— jamesfflynn · Sun, May 22 2011 22:01:51

My theory: as much as the movie is about oil and capitalism vs. religion, it's also very much about what it's like being a filmmaker. #twbb

— jamesfflynn · Sun, May 22 2011 22:04:06

That wordless section down in the silver mine is the writing process. #twbb

— jamesfflynn · Sun, May 22 2011 22:07:50

He sells the fruits of his time alone, silver (his script), to a prospector (studio, prod comp or agency). Now he can work with others #twbb

— jamesfflynn · Sun, May 22 2011 22:09:45

Draws a diagram of a derrick. These are storyboards. #twbb

— jamesfflynn · Sun, May 22 2011 22:10:26

I'm thinking H.W. is a surrogate for a producing partner. #twbb

— jamesfflynn · Sun, May 22 2011 22:16:13

"If I say I am an oilman, you will agree." He convincing investors or execs to help him make a film. #twbb

— jamesfflynn · Sun, May 22 2011 22:17:46

Can we agree that those first 15 mins sans dialogue are brilliant? Telling the story visually is something to aspire to. #twbb

— jamesfflynn · Sun, May 22 2011 22:18:50

Paul Dano's offer. Is this a director-for-hire job or a script written by someone else? It's speculative work & against his instincts. #twbb

— jamesfflynn · Sun, May 22 2011 22:28:10

The contempt Plainview has for the Sundays is equal to what a filmmaker has for the money person (exec, private equity, etc.) #twbb

— jamesfflynn · Sun, May 22 2011 22:38:17

Again: "I'm an oilman." = "I'm a filmmaker." And he's about to make a film. The film is the well, and the derrick is going up. #twbb

— jamesfflynn · Sun, May 22 2011 22:44:38

The speech to the people in Little Boston is convincing locals on a location shoot of the validity of shooting a film in their town. #twbb

— jamesfflynn · Sun, May 22 2011 22:45:54

The start of the derrick by H.W. is the first day of principal photography. #twbb

— jamesfflynn · Sun, May 22 2011 22:52:19

The conflict between Sunday/religion vs. Plainview/oil is the conflict between art vs. commerce. #twbb

— jamesfflynn · Sun, May 22 2011 23:01:53

This whole derrick fire setpiece is so well put together -- camera, music, editing, Jack Fisk's sets... #twbb

— jamesfflynn · Sun, May 22 2011 23:06:54

The investors want to see their return on investment before the movie is even finished! "I'm going to bury you underground!" #twbb

— jamesfflynn · Sun, May 22 2011 23:17:16

WTF does his fake "brother" Henry signify? Forget it for a minute, I've got to fill this coffee cup back up with whiskey. #twbb

— jamesfflynn · Sun, May 22 2011 23:20:36

"I can't keep doing this on my own, with these...people." The film is no longer a joy itself, now it's about money &or the end product #twbb

— jamesfflynn · Sun, May 22 2011 23:30:27