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title: "2 Think Filmmakers Quotes By Paul W. S. Anderson"
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> [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 with their films for the next couple of decades, you know, changing things, altering things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-w-s-anderson/i-can-t-remember-who-said-no-film-is-completed-just-abandoned-but-i/)

[Paul W. S. Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-w-s-anderson/)

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> [My approach has always been to put 100% into the movie I'm making right now. I think sometimes filmmakers put too much thought into the grand franchise they're going to build. And guess what? If the first movie doesn't work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-w-s-anderson/my-approach-has-always-been-to-put-100-into-the-movie-i-m-making/)

[Paul W. S. Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-w-s-anderson/)

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## More by Paul W. S. Anderson

> ['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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-w-s-anderson/pompeii-will-be-pg-13-i-think-it-has-to-have-a-level-of-violence-and/)

[Paul W. S. Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-w-s-anderson/)

> [No one rocks a heavy machine gun like Michelle Rodriguez.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-w-s-anderson/no-one-rocks-a-heavy-machine-gun-like-michelle-rodriguez/)

[Paul W. S. Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-w-s-anderson/)

> [One of the things that struck me when I was a kid and I was learning about Pompeii was these figures that were frozen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-w-s-anderson/one-of-the-things-that-struck-me-when-i-was-a-kid-and-i-was-learning/)

[Paul W. S. Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-w-s-anderson/)

> [You are only as good as the movie you make. I really believe that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-w-s-anderson/you-are-only-as-good-as-the-movie-you-make-i-really-believe-that/)

[Paul W. S. Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-w-s-anderson/)

> [There was a lot of pressure on me as a filmmaker to raise the bar and do better than before so, you know, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-w-s-anderson/there-was-a-lot-of-pressure-on-me-as-a-filmmaker-to-raise-the-bar-and/)

[Paul W. S. Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-w-s-anderson/)

> [When you watch movies in Britain, the reaction when people hate a movie is... they just politely get up and leave at the end.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-w-s-anderson/when-you-watch-movies-in-britain-the-reaction-when-people-hate-a/)

[Paul W. S. Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-w-s-anderson/)

> [I'm a big gamer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-w-s-anderson/i-m-a-big-gamer/)

[Paul W. S. Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-w-s-anderson/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-w-s-anderson/i-can-t-remember-who-said-no-film-is-completed-just-abandoned-but-i/)

[Paul W. S. Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-w-s-anderson/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-w-s-anderson/i-ve-always-tried-to-do-camera-moves-that-i-felt-were-immersive-so-i/)

[Paul W. S. Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-w-s-anderson/)

> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-w-s-anderson/you-can-film-the-most-exciting-car-chase-and-the-most-exciting-stunts/)

[Paul W. S. Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-w-s-anderson/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-w-s-anderson/i-think-lost-didn-t-invent-the-flashback-obviously-it-s-been-a/)

[Paul W. S. Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-w-s-anderson/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-w-s-anderson/these-commercials-i-directed-them-all-from-inside-the-tracking/)

[Paul W. S. Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-w-s-anderson/)

> [We've been working on the visual effects for a year, so we're trying to raise the bar. Stuff will absolutely come out at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-w-s-anderson/we-ve-been-working-on-the-visual-effects-for-a-year-so-we-re-trying/)

[Paul W. S. Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-w-s-anderson/)

> [I think people were a little nervous to work with me to start with, because the movies I've done they thought that I wouldn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-w-s-anderson/i-think-people-were-a-little-nervous-to-work-with-me-to-start-with/)

[Paul W. S. Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-w-s-anderson/)

> [When you're writing it's a very solitary job. It's you and your word processor and a cup of tea. It's nice- that again, is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-w-s-anderson/when-you-re-writing-it-s-a-very-solitary-job-it-s-you-and-your-word/)

[Paul W. S. Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-w-s-anderson/)

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