There’s a lot for screenwriters to steal from songwriters, in terms of getting to the point. Paul Thomas Anderson Read Quote
I don’t think it’s a director’s job to peek behind the curtain too much. Paul Thomas Anderson Read Quote
As I have got older and become a father, there’s less and less time for films. Paul Thomas Anderson Read Quote
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 Read Quote
Crazy is so hard to play, there’s nothing you can really tell an actor. Paul Thomas Anderson Read Quote
I’m not really a Sundance baby, but they helped me so much I feel I have to acknowledge it. Paul Thomas Anderson Read Quote
I don’t think the competition’s so rough, within the majority of movies made in Hollywood. Paul Thomas Anderson Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote