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
You are only as good as the movie you make. I really believe that. — Paul W. S. Anderson Copy Share Image
'Aliens' was a brilliant movie, but you still wanted to see the Alien come to Earth. — 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
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
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
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
'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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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'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
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
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 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
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
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
'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 Image
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 Image
You are only as good as the movie you make. I really believe that. — Paul W. S. Anderson Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
