People who act against their own best interests are interesting characters. — Paul Schrader Copy Share Image
I had this whole issue of doing a crime film in the 2010s. The genre's been mined very, very heavily. Post-Scorsese, post-Tarantino,… — Paul Schrader Copy Share Image
I don't think it's very useful to open wide the door for young artists; the ones who break down the door are… — Paul Schrader Copy Share Image
Let's just shoot in black and white. Don't explain why. Have no reason for it. Just do it because it's interesting. — Paul Schrader Copy Share Image
You know, when you're in your twenties you use a great deal of symbolism. You somehow think that a character standing beneath… — Paul Schrader Copy Share Image
If you write interesting roles, you get interesting people to play them. If you write roles that are full of nuance and… — Paul Schrader Copy Share Image
“Twelve hours of work and I still can't sleep.Days go on and on... They don't end.” — Paul Schrader Copy Share Image
The secret of the creative life is to feel at ease with your own embarrassment. — Paul Schrader Copy Share Image
People who act against their own best interests are interesting characters. — Paul Schrader Copy Share Image
All these teachers and [screenwriting] books mean you see movies that have been worked over by more committees wielding more rules, that all originality… — Paul Schrader Copy Share Image
Because many of the films I've made have had an intellectualedge, it's harder for me to lie. It's harder for me to go to… — Paul Schrader Copy Share Image
Those artists who say that somehow therapy or analysis will thwart their creativity are completely misinformed. It's absolutely the opposite: it opens closed doors. — Paul Schrader Copy Share Image
Contradiction is the heart and soul of character and drama. You're always looking for it. I loved her so much I hit her; that's… — Paul Schrader Copy Share Image
You can't take contradiction away. Part of the fun of it is that the contradiction never really quite goes away. — Paul Schrader Copy Share Image
I still think like a critic, and I still analyze films like a critic. However, it's not possible to write criticism if you're making… — Paul Schrader Copy Share Image
There's something wrong - the performance, the weather, the set design, the lighting. Something is not working. And so you say, "Give me 10… — Paul Schrader Copy Share Image
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