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> [Let's just shoot in black and white. Don't explain why. Have no reason for it. Just do it because it's interesting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-schrader/let-s-just-shoot-in-black-and-white-don-t-explain-why-have-no-reason/)

[Paul Schrader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-schrader/)

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## More by Paul Schrader

> [“Twelve hours of work and I still can't sleep.Days go on and on... They don't end.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-schrader/twelve-hours-of-work-and-i-still-can-t-sleep-days-go-on-and-on-they/)

[Paul Schrader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-schrader/)

> [The secret of the creative life is to feel at ease with your own embarrassment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-schrader/the-secret-of-the-creative-life-is-to-feel-at-ease-with-your-own/)

[Paul Schrader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-schrader/)

> [People who act against their own best interests are interesting characters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-schrader/people-who-act-against-their-own-best-interests-are-interesting/)

[Paul Schrader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-schrader/)

> [ All these teachers and \[screenwriting\] books mean you see movies that have been worked over by more committees wielding more rules, that all originality… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-schrader/all-these-teachers-and-screenwriting-books-mean-you-see-movies-that/)

[Paul Schrader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-schrader/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-schrader/because-many-of-the-films-i-ve-made-have-had-an-intellectualedge-it-s/)

[Paul Schrader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-schrader/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-schrader/those-artists-who-say-that-somehow-therapy-or-analysis-will-thwart/)

[Paul Schrader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-schrader/)

> [I want to be happy; why do I do things that make me unhappy?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-schrader/i-want-to-be-happy-why-do-i-do-things-that-make-me-unhappy/)

[Paul Schrader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-schrader/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-schrader/contradiction-is-the-heart-and-soul-of-character-and-drama-you-re/)

[Paul Schrader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-schrader/)

> [You can't take contradiction away. Part of the fun of it is that the contradiction never really quite goes away.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-schrader/you-can-t-take-contradiction-away-part-of-the-fun-of-it-is-that-the/)

[Paul Schrader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-schrader/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-schrader/i-still-think-like-a-critic-and-i-still-analyze-films-like-a-critic/)

[Paul Schrader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-schrader/)

> [All the animals come out at night.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-schrader/all-the-animals-come-out-at-night/)

[Paul Schrader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-schrader/)

> [There's something wrong - the performance, the weather, the set design, the lighting. Something is not working. And so you say, "Give me 10…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-schrader/there-s-something-wrong-the-performance-the-weather-the-set-design/)

[Paul Schrader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-schrader/)

> [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, post-Guy Ritchie,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-schrader/i-had-this-whole-issue-of-doing-a-crime-film-in-the-2010s-the-genre-s/)

[Paul Schrader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-schrader/)

> [One of the things that I do like about filmmaking is that you find out how to solve new problems.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-schrader/one-of-the-things-that-i-do-like-about-filmmaking-is-that-you-find/)

[Paul Schrader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-schrader/)

> [I could be just a writer very easily. I am not a writer. I am a screenwriter, which is half a filmmaker... But it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-schrader/i-could-be-just-a-writer-very-easily-i-am-not-a-writer-i-am-a/)

[Paul Schrader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-schrader/)

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