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Alexander Payne Quotes

In real life, I myself am kind of a rambling guy. I like to travel Picture Quote #1

Acting is a lot easier than people think it is Picture Quote #1

I think cynicism lasts. Sentimentality ages, dates quickly Picture Quote #1

Each one of my movies becomes easier to get off the ground Picture Quote #1

You just never know when you’re living in a golden age Picture Quote #1

The best cinema is about ethics Picture Quote #1

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I still have energy and some degree of youth, which is what a filmmaker needs Picture Quote #1

I want all of my films to belong to me Picture Quote #1

I’m hoping one day I can make one really good film Picture Quote #1

The kindest thing a director can do is look with open eyes at everything Picture Quote #1

A book suggests a whole world and story that I could have never thought of in a million years Picture Quote #1

I guess maybe I try to make movies that are closer to real life than are many Hollywood movies. But I still try to stay within a commercial narrative, a contemporary American vernacular Picture Quote #1

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Even if we die at 100, we’re still dying young. I want at least 700 years. There’s a lot of travelling and books to read and movies to see. I’m not going to squeeze it all in in 85 years Picture Quote #1

I don’t feel despair because I am able to make the films I want to make, and that gives me hope Picture Quote #1

I mean, look, I love movies, not just the ones I make... In fact, I don’t like the movies I make very much Picture Quote #1

When you’re a houseguest and you leave, it’s nice to straighten something up or send your hosts a useful gift. And when you leave the planet, it’s nice to have made a positive contribution Picture Quote #1

I’m attracted to short screenplays. Nobody really wants a film to be over two hours, or at least I don’t Picture Quote #1

Marketing has supplanted story as the primary force behind the worthiness of making a film, and that’s a very sad thing. It’s film only as a function of consumerism rather than as an important component of our culture, and that’s everywhere around the world Picture Quote #1

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As the years go by and I make more films, I am increasingly interested in capturing place as a vivid backdrop for my films Picture Quote #1

In the moment of making films, I want to share my observations of life, not of other films Picture Quote #1

The biggest fear I have is to die with regrets, and of course that will come true Picture Quote #1

I definitely in filmmaking more and more find writing and directing a means to harvest material for editing. It’s all about editing Picture Quote #1

I like actors who, when you see them on screen, you sense a person, not just an actor Picture Quote #1

I never wanted money worries to slow me down or make me take a job I didn’t want Picture Quote #1

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If you’re not making epic, archetypal films on some level, I think you’re wasting a great potential of cinema Picture Quote #1

But it’s just that the whole country is making generally lousy films these days and has been for quite a while. That’s the big problem that we all have to think about Picture Quote #1

I think if you watch most of my films with the sound off, you could still tell what’s going on Picture Quote #1

If you have your movies so that everyone understands everything, I think that’s probably not a very good movie Picture Quote #1

If you were falling in love and you could go back in time and relive a day and see the banal things you did that you’d forgotten about, you’d weep, looking at that day Picture Quote #1

Comedy is a wonderful device for distance that allows us to look at what we’re talking about with some degree of distance and hopefully with a bit more perspective and honesty. With many exceptions, a movie with no jokes is far less appealing to me Picture Quote #1

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In real life, I myself am kind of a rambling guy. I like to travel (Alexander Payne Quotes) Acting is a lot easier than people think it is (Alexander Payne Quotes) I think cynicism lasts. Sentimentality ages, dates quickly (Alexander Payne Quotes) Each one of my movies becomes easier to get off the ground (Alexander Payne Quotes) You just never know when you’re living in a golden age (Alexander Payne Quotes) The best cinema is about ethics (Alexander Payne Quotes) I still have energy and some degree of youth, which is what a filmmaker needs (Alexander Payne Quotes) I want all of my films to belong to me (Alexander Payne Quotes) I’m hoping one day I can make one really good film (Alexander Payne Quotes) The kindest thing a director can do is look with open eyes at everything (Alexander Payne Quotes) A book suggests a whole world and story that I could have never thought of in a million years (Alexander Payne Quotes) I guess maybe I try to make movies that are closer to real life than are many Hollywood movies. But I still try to stay within a commercial narrative, a contemporary American vernacular (Alexander Payne Quotes) Even if we die at 100, we’re still dying young. I want at least 700 years. There’s a lot of travelling and books to read and movies to see. I’m not going to squeeze it all in in 85 years (Alexander Payne Quotes) I don’t feel despair because I am able to make the films I want to make, and that gives me hope (Alexander Payne Quotes) I mean, look, I love movies, not just the ones I make... In fact, I don’t like the movies I make very much (Alexander Payne Quotes) When you’re a houseguest and you leave, it’s nice to straighten something up or send your hosts a useful gift. And when you leave the planet, it’s nice to have made a positive contribution (Alexander Payne Quotes) I’m attracted to short screenplays. Nobody really wants a film to be over two hours, or at least I don’t (Alexander Payne Quotes) Marketing has supplanted story as the primary force behind the worthiness of making a film, and that’s a very sad thing. It’s film only as a function of consumerism rather than as an important component of our culture, and that’s everywhere around the world (Alexander Payne Quotes) As the years go by and I make more films, I am increasingly interested in capturing place as a vivid backdrop for my films (Alexander Payne Quotes) In the moment of making films, I want to share my observations of life, not of other films (Alexander Payne Quotes) The biggest fear I have is to die with regrets, and of course that will come true (Alexander Payne Quotes) I definitely in filmmaking more and more find writing and directing a means to harvest material for editing. It’s all about editing (Alexander Payne Quotes) I like actors who, when you see them on screen, you sense a person, not just an actor (Alexander Payne Quotes) I never wanted money worries to slow me down or make me take a job I didn’t want (Alexander Payne Quotes) If you’re not making epic, archetypal films on some level, I think you’re wasting a great potential of cinema (Alexander Payne Quotes) But it’s just that the whole country is making generally lousy films these days and has been for quite a while. That’s the big problem that we all have to think about (Alexander Payne Quotes) I think if you watch most of my films with the sound off, you could still tell what’s going on (Alexander Payne Quotes) If you have your movies so that everyone understands everything, I think that’s probably not a very good movie (Alexander Payne Quotes) If you were falling in love and you could go back in time and relive a day and see the banal things you did that you’d forgotten about, you’d weep, looking at that day (Alexander Payne Quotes) Comedy is a wonderful device for distance that allows us to look at what we’re talking about with some degree of distance and hopefully with a bit more perspective and honesty. With many exceptions, a movie with no jokes is far less appealing to me (Alexander Payne Quotes)

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