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Paul Thomas Anderson Quotes

Acting is the hardest job in the entire world. By far. Harder than ditch digging Picture Quote #1

I’m completely aware of the fact that I’m a control freak Picture Quote #1

I’ll rebel against powers and principalities, all the time. Always, I will Picture Quote #1

If you figure a way to live without serving a master, any master, then let the rest of us know, will you? For you’d be the first person in the history of the world Picture Quote #1

I don't get a sense of American pride. I just get a sense that everyone is here, battling the same thing - that around the world everybody's after the same thing, just some minor piece of happiness each day Picture Quote #1

I guess what I like in my movies is where you see a character change by maybe two degrees as opposed to the traditional movie change of ninety degrees. I guess that always feels false to me in movies because that doesn’t truly happen. Around me, at least in the life I live, I guess I don’t see people change ninety or a hundred degrees. I see them change in very small increments. I think it’s just a monitor I might have on myself as a writer to not make any false scenes Picture Quote #1

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You have to be a brat in order to carve out your parameters, and you have to be a monster to anyone who gets in your way. But sometimes it’s difficult to know when that’s necessary and when you’re just being a baby, throwing your rattle from the cage Picture Quote #1

There’s a lot for screenwriters to steal from songwriters, in terms of getting to the point Picture Quote #1

Screenwriting is like ironing. You move forward a little bit and go back and smooth things out Picture Quote #1

My writing has a lot to do with who I am, and what my life is like, and my relationships to people Picture Quote #1

I don’t think it’s a director’s job to peek behind the curtain too much Picture Quote #1

I don’t miss scenes at all the way that I used to miss them when I was younger making a film. It’s actually quite fun to get rid of them now Picture Quote #1

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I didn’t have any desire I might have had 10 years ago to shoot every single word that I wrote Picture Quote #1

I am always looking for that nuance, that moment of truth, and you can’t really do that fast 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

Crazy is so hard to play, there’s nothing you can really tell an actor Picture Quote #1

As I have got older and become a father, there’s less and less time for films Picture Quote #1

I had the standard movie geek childhood, because for as long as I can remember, all I wanted to do was make movies Picture Quote #1

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I really subscribe to that old adage that you should never let the audience get ahead of you for a second. So if the film's abrasive and wrongfoots people then, y'know, that's great. But I hope it involves an audience Picture Quote #1

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Acting is the hardest job in the entire world. By far. Harder than ditch digging (Paul Thomas Anderson Quotes) I’m completely aware of the fact that I’m a control freak (Paul Thomas Anderson Quotes) I’ll rebel against powers and principalities, all the time. Always, I will (Paul Thomas Anderson Quotes) If you figure a way to live without serving a master, any master, then let the rest of us know, will you? For you’d be the first person in the history of the world (Paul Thomas Anderson Quotes) I don't get a sense of American pride. I just get a sense that everyone is here, battling the same thing - that around the world everybody's after the same thing, just some minor piece of happiness each day (Paul Thomas Anderson Quotes) I guess what I like in my movies is where you see a character change by maybe two degrees as opposed to the traditional movie change of ninety degrees. I guess that always feels false to me in movies because that doesn’t truly happen. Around me, at least in the life I live, I guess I don’t see people change ninety or a hundred degrees. I see them change in very small increments. I think it’s just a monitor I might have on myself as a writer to not make any false scenes (Paul Thomas Anderson Quotes) You have to be a brat in order to carve out your parameters, and you have to be a monster to anyone who gets in your way. But sometimes it’s difficult to know when that’s necessary and when you’re just being a baby, throwing your rattle from the cage (Paul Thomas Anderson Quotes) There’s a lot for screenwriters to steal from songwriters, in terms of getting to the point (Paul Thomas Anderson Quotes) Screenwriting is like ironing. You move forward a little bit and go back and smooth things out (Paul Thomas Anderson Quotes) My writing has a lot to do with who I am, and what my life is like, and my relationships to people (Paul Thomas Anderson Quotes) I don’t think it’s a director’s job to peek behind the curtain too much (Paul Thomas Anderson Quotes) I don’t miss scenes at all the way that I used to miss them when I was younger making a film. It’s actually quite fun to get rid of them now (Paul Thomas Anderson Quotes) I didn’t have any desire I might have had 10 years ago to shoot every single word that I wrote (Paul Thomas Anderson Quotes) I am always looking for that nuance, that moment of truth, and you can’t really do that fast (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) Crazy is so hard to play, there’s nothing you can really tell an actor (Paul Thomas Anderson Quotes) As I have got older and become a father, there’s less and less time for films (Paul Thomas Anderson Quotes) I had the standard movie geek childhood, because for as long as I can remember, all I wanted to do was make movies (Paul Thomas Anderson Quotes) I really subscribe to that old adage that you should never let the audience get ahead of you for a second. So if the film's abrasive and wrongfoots people then, y'know, that's great. But I hope it involves an audience (Paul Thomas Anderson Quotes)

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