Paul Thomas Anderson Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“The films that I love are very straightforward stories, like really old-fashioned stuff.”

“There's a lot for screenwriters to steal from songwriters, in terms of getting to the point.”

“To make a film, the final big collaborator that you have is the composer.”

“Well I'd really love to work with Robert De Niro, because he's still the most talented actor out there.”

“You know, I'm really not that competent at describing things musically.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“I think my job is to try and be as honest as I can with what is in my mind and how I feel - I think that's what you're supposed to do, if you're a good writer. So I try to do that. I know I do that. I do do that.”

“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.”