That's how I like to do it with actors, have them really go for it and I'll tell them when it's too much. It's always easier to bring it back then to push it further. — Alexander Payne Copy Share Image
I spend a long time casting, but once I've cast a film there's a reason why I selected those people. So I'm hands-on in… — Alexander Payne Copy Share
I don't feel despair because I am able to make the films I want to make, and that gives me hope. — Alexander Payne Copy Share
Forgiving yourself may be for many people, at least for myself, extremely difficult. And then in a larger context, I will say that I'm… — Alexander Payne Copy Share
In a general sense, to convert any short story, novel, play, or opera into a movie, you have to re-rig it. Even though they're… — Alexander Payne Copy Share
If you have your movies so that everyone understands everything, I think that's probably not a very good movie. — Alexander Payne Copy Share
I like actors who, when you see them on screen, you sense a person, not just an actor. — Alexander Payne Copy Share
If you're trying to recreate life, the life that you best know is the one you grew up with. — Alexander Payne Copy Share
I think about what movie I would like to see. I don't think of them as a correction or palliative. I certainly am irritated… — Alexander Payne Copy Share
If you were falling in love and you could go back in time and relive a day and see the banal things you did… — Alexander Payne Copy Share
Hollywood films have become a cesspool of formula and it's up to us to try to change it... I feel like a preacher! But… — Alexander Payne Copy Share
I don't want all of American cinema to be big cartoons that are just made to be digested by the entire world. — Alexander Payne Copy Share
