[The Player is] not a truthful indictment of Hollywood. It's much uglier than I portrayed it, but nobody would've been interested if I'd shown just how sadistic, cruel and self-orientated it is. — Robert Altman Copy Share Image
I've had it-the agencies, the winking, the networks, the ratings. Anyone who thinks TV is an art medium is crazy-it's an advertising medium. — Robert Altman Copy Share Image
Most of my films I call arena films. I deal with a confined area -- an arena -- and I try to cover every… — Robert Altman Copy Share Image
I never knew what I wanted, except that it was something I hadn't seen before. — Robert Altman Copy Share Image
People have asked me throughout the years which directors have influenced me. I don't know their names, because I was mostly influenced when I'd… — Robert Altman Copy Share Image
I don't think screenplay writing is the same as writing - I mean, I think it's blueprinting. — Robert Altman Copy Share Image
Happy endings are absolutely ludicrous, they're not true at all. We see the guy carry the girl across the threshold and everybody lives happily… — Robert Altman Copy Share Image
If you have a child who is seven feet tall, you don't cut off his head or his legs. You buy him a bigger… — Robert Altman Copy Share Image
The artist and the multitude are natural enemies. They always will be, both ways. The artist is an enemy of the multitude, and the… — Robert Altman Copy Share Image
Wisdom and love have nothing to do with each other. Wisdom is staying alive, survival. Youre wise if you dont stick your finger in… — Robert Altman Copy Share Image
I've never had a big hit movie. "MASH" was probably the biggest. I don't make those kind of films, and I never have. I… — Robert Altman Copy Share Image
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