'Aliens' was a brilliant movie, but you still wanted to see the Alien come to Earth. — Paul W. S. Anderson Copy Share Image
You are only as good as the movie you make. I really believe that. — Paul W. S. Anderson Copy Share Image
I really believe in 3-D. I really think it is the wave of the future for cinema. — Paul W. S. Anderson Copy Share Image
People see my films, and they cheer and they clap, and they are the kind of movies I like to see myself. — Paul W. S. Anderson Copy Share Image
3D is obviously not as suited to drama and romantic comedies. But for what I do, I felt that 3D was a… — Paul W. S. Anderson Copy Share Image
A pivotal moment for me as a filmmaker was when I saw 'Total Recall,' the Arnold Schwarzenegger version, which was the first… — Paul W. S. Anderson Copy Share Image
When people see what real 3D looks like, they'll go, "Oh, that's why I spend an extra $5 a cinema ticket. That's… — Paul W. S. Anderson Copy Share Image
'Pompeii' will be PG-13. I think it has to have a level of violence and death in it because you've got a… — Paul W. S. Anderson Copy Share Image
If you're going to make a horror movie, it doesn't get any better than 'Alien,' and if you're going to make an… — Paul W. S. Anderson Copy Share Image
It's very rare, in a movie franchise, where you have the same creative team behind the camera and in front of the… — Paul W. S. Anderson Copy Share Image
3D really altered the way I shot the movie completely, and it was exciting because, after 20 years of filmmaking, I felt… — Paul W. S. Anderson Copy Share Image
I think, quite often, filmmakers kind of think so much about what the franchise will be and sometimes can neglect to put… — Paul W. S. Anderson Copy Share Image
I really believe, especially with 3D, you kind of have to approach it as this holistic thing. You have to kind of… — Paul W. S. Anderson Copy Share Image
Having made a real 3D movie, you realize that, right from the production design, you're designing sets that complement the 3D. You're… — Paul W. S. Anderson Copy Share Image
The attraction of watching a movie called 'Alien vs. Predator' is you're anticipating - and the movie has to deliver - battle… — Paul W. S. Anderson Copy Share Image
I think 'Death Race 2000' is a classic, but it's a classic from the 1970s, and I think it's a particular kind… — Paul W. S. Anderson Copy Share Image
I think if you're watching 'Dumb and Dumber,' I don't know whether you need to buy the Blu-ray of a comedy or… — Paul W. S. Anderson Copy Share Image
Every movie is a commitment of a year or a year and a half. Commercials are much faster than that because they're… — Paul W. S. Anderson Copy Share Image
Death Race was a very modern action movie and it used all of those modern action techniques with lots of hand-held camera,… — Paul W. S. Anderson Copy Share Image
What happened with Final Destination was that the movie was in post-production for a long time and I think they changed a… — Paul W. S. Anderson Copy Share Image
Movies are not an art form where you get to kind of sit in your art gallery and paint, you know? You… — Paul W. S. Anderson Copy Share Image
Growing up, I wanted to make the kind of movies that would play in a multiplex, and those were the kinds of… — Paul W. S. Anderson Copy Share Image
I had this movie, Death Race, that was a passion project for me that I'd had in development for almost ten years. — Paul W. S. Anderson Copy Share Image
My first movie that came out - 'Shopping,' a British movie starring Jude Law and Sadie Frost - there were certain journalists… — Paul W. S. Anderson Copy Share Image
I've always seen my movies in particular as being an immersive experience. I mean, with the technology at my disposal, I've always… — Paul W. S. Anderson Copy Share Image
The idea of doing a period movie, some people say, "Isn't it odd that you're doing a period movie? That's a change… — Paul W. S. Anderson Copy Share Image
I'm a gamer, and I became obsessed with 'Resident Evil.' I played the first two games back to back. It took me,… — Paul W. S. Anderson Copy Share Image
When I started working as a writer-director, that's when he became Paul Thomas Anderson and I became Paul W.S. Anderson. Neither of… — Paul W. S. Anderson Copy Share Image
I like alternating commercials with movies, because it keeps the pace up. You can't slack on a commercial. You need to go… — Paul W. S. Anderson Copy Share Image
What makes a mockery of a lot of these 3D conversions, where they're shot in 2D and converted to 3D. Having laid… — Paul W. S. Anderson Copy Share Image
I think, as a filmmaker, my style of filmmaking is very well-suited to 3-D anyway, so it's not like I'm having to… — Paul W. S. Anderson Copy Share Image
When you watch movies in Britain, the reaction when people hate a movie is... they just politely get up and leave at… — Paul W. S. Anderson Copy Share Image
My approach has always been to put 100% into the movie I'm making right now. I think sometimes filmmakers put too much… — Paul W. S. Anderson Copy Share Image
I never really thought I went away because I've written all of the movies and I'm produced them all and certainly provided… — Paul W. S. Anderson Copy Share Image
'Pompeii' will be PG-13. I think it has to have a level of violence and death in it because you've got a volcano exploding.… — Paul W. S. Anderson Copy Share
One of the things that struck me when I was a kid and I was learning about Pompeii was these figures that were frozen… — Paul W. S. Anderson Copy Share
There was a lot of pressure on me as a filmmaker to raise the bar and do better than before so, you know, I… — Paul W. S. Anderson Copy Share
When you watch movies in Britain, the reaction when people hate a movie is... they just politely get up and leave at the end.… — Paul W. S. Anderson Copy Share
I can't remember who said, 'No film is completed, just abandoned,' but I think most filmmakers will tell you that they could endlessly fiddle… — Paul W. S. Anderson Copy Share
I've always tried to do camera moves that I felt were immersive. So I think, as a filmmaker, my style of filmmaking is very… — Paul W. S. Anderson Copy Share
You can film the most exciting car chase and the most exciting stunts, but if you don't care about the person inside the car,… — Paul W. S. Anderson Copy Share
I think 'Lost' didn't invent the flashback, obviously. It's been a cinematic tool. It's been around almost as long as cinema has. — Paul W. S. Anderson Copy Share
These commercials, I directed them all from inside the tracking vehicle, so I was traveling about 85mph most of the time, so there wasn't… — Paul W. S. Anderson Copy Share
We've been working on the visual effects for a year, so we're trying to raise the bar. Stuff will absolutely come out at the… — Paul W. S. Anderson Copy Share
I think people were a little nervous to work with me to start with, because the movies I've done they thought that I wouldn't… — Paul W. S. Anderson Copy Share
When you're writing it's a very solitary job. It's you and your word processor and a cup of tea. It's nice- that again, is… — Paul W. S. Anderson Copy Share
