You don't do background music the way a lot of more conventional films do. The music is often kind of a character in your films to the extent that sometimes you stop and watch someone perform a song. — Wes Anderson Copy Share Image
I love working with actors. That's what the set really is, for me. It's my time with the actors. — Wes Anderson Copy Share Image
Sometimes if the people are up for trying something that I'm interested in, it can be a great experience. — Wes Anderson Copy Share Image
I have always wanted to work in the theater. I've always felt the glamour of being backstage and that excitement, but I've never actually… — Wes Anderson Copy Share Image
I want to try not to repeat myself. But then I seem to do it continuously in my films. It's not something I make any effort to do. I just want to make films that are personal, but interesting to an audience. I feel I get criticized for style over substance, and for details that get in the way of… — Wes Anderson Copy Share
I don't really look for challenges as much as I like adventures. Other than that I'm just trying to find stories I want to… — Wes Anderson Copy Share Image
I chose philosophy because it sounded like something I ought to be interested in. I didn't know anything about it, I didn't even know… — Wes Anderson Copy Share Image
Paris is a place where, for me, just walking down a street that I've never been down before is like going to a movie... — Wes Anderson Copy Share Image
India is a place where one of the great pleasures for a foreigner is that you're constantly surprised. Everywhere you look is something that… — Wes Anderson Copy Share Image
When you finish work, practically everybody in that place is going to watch a movie at night anyway. They're tired. They have dinner. They… — Wes Anderson Copy Share Image
A lot of people have said my movies are all the same. But I don't actually make an effort to have a style. I'm… — Wes Anderson Copy Share Image
Any romantic feelings for a 12-year-old are like entering into a fantasy world. — Wes Anderson Copy Share Image
Some of the ideas are kind of inspired by the songs, and I always want to use music to tell the story and give… — Wes Anderson Copy Share Image
