You can't have a director say, "Just be you"; you have to have an aim. It's like when you throw darts, you have to know where the bullseye is. You can't just say, "No no no no no, drop the… — Paul Schneider Copy Share Image
Sometimes if you've got a story that's interesting enough, you don't need to pour sugar on ice cream. The ice cream is great. — Paul Schneider Copy Share Image
“the total number of dams that alter the Mississippi River watershed is in excess of 50,000.” — Paul Schneider Copy Share Image
What the entertainment industry can do is tempt you into making stupid mistakes, but the only tool that they have to tempt you is… — Paul Schneider Copy Share Image
I feel strongly about showing up and being prepared and not taking the opportunity for granted and being conscientious about my fellow co-workers. — Paul Schneider Copy Share Image
I come from a really lovely, really smart family where the only stress was money and employment. — Paul Schneider Copy Share Image
When I do a job, I do it 100 percent. I am so grateful for the chance to do what I do. — Paul Schneider Copy Share Image
“Too thick to drink,” as the boatmen used to say about the water of the Mississippi River, “too thin to walk on.” — Paul Schneider Copy Share Image
I'm just happy when directors make a movie that is really sentimental but without being maudlin or saccharine or too much like Chewels gum.… — Paul Schneider Copy Share Image
I didn't grow up wanting to be an actor, and I didn't go to acting school. — Paul Schneider Copy Share Image
I was really affected by 'The Piano.' Had I not seen that movie, I wouldn't have gone to film school. — Paul Schneider Copy Share Image
