Paul Thomas Anderson Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“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.”

“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!”

“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.”

“I'm completely aware of the fact that I'm a control freak.”

“I write from my stomach.”

“No, really. Just do it. You have some kind of weird reasons that are okay.”

“Crazy is so hard to play, there's nothing you can really tell an actor.”

“I have a feeling, one of those gut feelings, that I'll make pretty good movies the rest of my life.”

“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.”

“As I have got older and become a father, there's less and less time for films.”