The films that I love are very straightforward stories, like really old-fashioned stuff. — Paul Thomas Anderson Copy Share Image
I don't think the competition's so rough, within the majority of movies made in Hollywood. — Paul Thomas Anderson Copy Share Image
You write who you are. But you also cheat, and youwrite what you want to be. It's embarrasing to be the guy who madethe… — Paul Thomas Anderson Copy Share Image
I always had a dream about trying to make a movie that had no dialogue in it, that was just music and pictures. I… — Paul Thomas Anderson Copy Share Image
I'm not really a Sundance baby, but they helped me so much I feel I have to acknowledge it. — Paul Thomas Anderson Copy Share Image
You have to be a brat in order to carve out your parameters, and you have to be a monster to anyone who gets… — Paul Thomas Anderson Copy Share Image
My older sister was at the cusp of new wave, and I had older brothers from my father's first marriage who were rock 'n'… — Paul Thomas Anderson Copy Share Image
I think my job is to try and be as honest as I can with what is in my mind and how I feel… — Paul Thomas Anderson Copy Share Image
I've never been a fan of whimsical or confusing storytelling. — Paul Thomas Anderson Copy Share Image
So with 'There Will Be Blood,' I didn't even really feel like I was adapting a book. I was just desperate to find stuff… — Paul Thomas Anderson Copy Share Image
I didn't have any desire I might have had 10 years ago to shoot every single word that I wrote. — Paul Thomas Anderson Copy Share Image
I don't think it's a director's job to peek behind the curtain too much. — Paul Thomas Anderson Copy Share Image
I'll rebel against powers and principalities, all the time. Always, I will. — Paul Thomas Anderson Copy Share Image
