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Paul Thomas Anderson Quotes

I’ve never been a fan of whimsical or confusing storytelling Picture Quote #1

You know, I’m really not that competent at describing things musically Picture Quote #1

It’s a gamble you take, the risk of alienating an audience. But there’s a theory - sometimes it’s better to confuse them for five minutes than let them get ahead of you for 10 seconds Picture Quote #1

I’m not really a Sundance baby, but they helped me so much I feel I have to acknowledge it Picture Quote #1

I had never read Upton Sinclair. I didn’t read ‘the Jungle’ in high school or anything like that. But it’s pretty terrific writing Picture Quote #1

I actually enjoyed the struggles that we had trying to shape ‘Blood’, to get the pacing right, the rhythm of it Picture Quote #1

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Clinton used to like to get out of the White House a lot. He would take night trips to McDonald’s, and stuff like that. I think he wanted to get out of the house Picture Quote #1

My older sister was at the cusp of new wave, and I had older brothers from my father’s first marriage who were rock ‘n’ roll guys, so I was exposed to a lot of popular culture Picture Quote #1

My dad was this sort of avant-garde guy who did all kinds of weird things. He was a true original and anybody who met him never forgot him Picture Quote #1

But I’d be lying if I didn’t say that every time you go to make a film, you’re desperate to either do it better than you did it last time or to not repeat yourself Picture Quote #1

No matter how many times you do it, you don’t get used to the sadness - for me at least - of coming to the end of a film Picture Quote #1

So with ‘There Will Be Blood,’ I didn’t even really feel like I was adapting a book. I was just desperate to find stuff to write Picture Quote #1

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The films that I love are very straightforward stories, like really old-fashioned stuff Picture Quote #1

Well I’d really love to work with Robert De Niro, because he’s still the most talented actor out there Picture Quote #1

No matter how many times you do it, you don’t get used to the sadness - for me at least - of coming to the end of a film Picture Quote #1

It’s a gamble you take, the risk of alienating an audience. But there’s a theory - sometimes it’s better to confuse them for five minutes than let them get ahead of you for 10 seconds Picture Quote #1

I have a feeling, one of those gut feelings, that I’ll make pretty good movies the rest of my life Picture Quote #1

I always had a dream about trying to make a movie that had no dialogue in it, that was just music and pictures. I still haven’t done it yet, but I tried to get close in the beginning Picture Quote #1

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But I’d be lying if I didn’t say that every time you go to make a film, you’re desperate to either do it better than you did it last time or to not repeat yourself Picture Quote #1

Well I’d really love to work with Robert De Niro, because he’s still the most talented actor out there Picture Quote #1

My older sister was at the cusp of new wave, and I had older brothers from my father’s first marriage who were rock ‘n’ roll guys, so I was exposed to a lot of popular culture Picture Quote #1

It felt like the first thing, but when I first started out, I got a job adapting a book by Russell Banks called ‘Rule Of The Bone.’ I didn’t do a very good job. I didn’t really know what I was doing in general, let alone how to adapt a book Picture Quote #1

I remember being taught in school that you would underline things that you liked. I remember just underlining everything as a kid, thinking, ‘This has all gotta be important!’ I would just underline the whole thing! Picture Quote #1

To make a film, the final big collaborator that you have is the composer Picture Quote #1

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I write from my stomach Picture Quote #1

No, really. Just do it. You have some kind of weird reasons that are okay Picture Quote #1

I don’t want to be the angry guy Picture Quote #1

How do I respond to criticism? Critically. I listen to all criticism critically Picture Quote #1

Film school is a complete con, because the information is there if you want it Picture Quote #1

Of course, I’m no dummy Picture Quote #1

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I’ve never been a fan of whimsical or confusing storytelling (Paul Thomas Anderson Quotes) You know, I’m really not that competent at describing things musically (Paul Thomas Anderson Quotes) It’s a gamble you take, the risk of alienating an audience. But there’s a theory - sometimes it’s better to confuse them for five minutes than let them get ahead of you for 10 seconds (Paul Thomas Anderson Quotes) I’m not really a Sundance baby, but they helped me so much I feel I have to acknowledge it (Paul Thomas Anderson Quotes) I had never read Upton Sinclair. I didn’t read ‘the Jungle’ in high school or anything like that. But it’s pretty terrific writing (Paul Thomas Anderson Quotes) I actually enjoyed the struggles that we had trying to shape ‘Blood’, to get the pacing right, the rhythm of it (Paul Thomas Anderson Quotes) Clinton used to like to get out of the White House a lot. He would take night trips to McDonald’s, and stuff like that. I think he wanted to get out of the house (Paul Thomas Anderson Quotes) My older sister was at the cusp of new wave, and I had older brothers from my father’s first marriage who were rock ‘n’ roll guys, so I was exposed to a lot of popular culture (Paul Thomas Anderson Quotes) My dad was this sort of avant-garde guy who did all kinds of weird things. He was a true original and anybody who met him never forgot him (Paul Thomas Anderson Quotes) But I’d be lying if I didn’t say that every time you go to make a film, you’re desperate to either do it better than you did it last time or to not repeat yourself (Paul Thomas Anderson Quotes) No matter how many times you do it, you don’t get used to the sadness - for me at least - of coming to the end of a film (Paul Thomas Anderson Quotes) So with ‘There Will Be Blood,’ I didn’t even really feel like I was adapting a book. I was just desperate to find stuff to write (Paul Thomas Anderson Quotes) The films that I love are very straightforward stories, like really old-fashioned stuff (Paul Thomas Anderson Quotes) Well I’d really love to work with Robert De Niro, because he’s still the most talented actor out there (Paul Thomas Anderson Quotes) No matter how many times you do it, you don’t get used to the sadness - for me at least - of coming to the end of a film. (Paul Thomas Anderson Quotes) It’s a gamble you take, the risk of alienating an audience. But there’s a theory - sometimes it’s better to confuse them for five minutes than let them get ahead of you for 10 seconds. (Paul Thomas Anderson Quotes) I have a feeling, one of those gut feelings, that I’ll make pretty good movies the rest of my life. (Paul Thomas Anderson Quotes) I always had a dream about trying to make a movie that had no dialogue in it, that was just music and pictures. I still haven’t done it yet, but I tried to get close in the beginning. (Paul Thomas Anderson Quotes) But I’d be lying if I didn’t say that every time you go to make a film, you’re desperate to either do it better than you did it last time or to not repeat yourself. (Paul Thomas Anderson Quotes) Well I’d really love to work with Robert De Niro, because he’s still the most talented actor out there. (Paul Thomas Anderson Quotes) My older sister was at the cusp of new wave, and I had older brothers from my father’s first marriage who were rock ‘n’ roll guys, so I was exposed to a lot of popular culture. (Paul Thomas Anderson Quotes) It felt like the first thing, but when I first started out, I got a job adapting a book by Russell Banks called ‘Rule Of The Bone.’ I didn’t do a very good job. I didn’t really know what I was doing in general, let alone how to adapt a book (Paul Thomas Anderson Quotes) I remember being taught in school that you would underline things that you liked. I remember just underlining everything as a kid, thinking, ‘This has all gotta be important!’ I would just underline the whole thing! (Paul Thomas Anderson Quotes) To make a film, the final big collaborator that you have is the composer (Paul Thomas Anderson Quotes) I write from my stomach (Paul Thomas Anderson Quotes) No, really. Just do it. You have some kind of weird reasons that are okay (Paul Thomas Anderson Quotes) I don’t want to be the angry guy (Paul Thomas Anderson Quotes) How do I respond to criticism? Critically. I listen to all criticism critically (Paul Thomas Anderson Quotes) Film school is a complete con, because the information is there if you want it (Paul Thomas Anderson Quotes) Of course, I’m no dummy (Paul Thomas Anderson Quotes)

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