Words don't tell you what people are thinking. Rarely do we use words to really tell. We use words to sell people or to convince people or to make them admire us. It's all disguise. It's all hidden -- a… — Robert Altman Copy Share Image
I've had it-the agencies, the winking, the networks, the ratings. Anyone who thinks TV is an art medium is crazy-it's an advertising medium. — Robert Altman Copy Share Image
Most of my films I call arena films. I deal with a confined area -- an arena -- and I try to cover every… — Robert Altman Copy Share Image
I never knew what I wanted, except that it was something I hadn't seen before. — Robert Altman Copy Share Image
People have asked me throughout the years which directors have influenced me. I don't know their names, because I was mostly influenced when I'd… — Robert Altman Copy Share Image
I don't think screenplay writing is the same as writing - I mean, I think it's blueprinting. — Robert Altman Copy Share Image
Happy endings are absolutely ludicrous, they're not true at all. We see the guy carry the girl across the threshold and everybody lives happily… — Robert Altman Copy Share Image
If you have a child who is seven feet tall, you don't cut off his head or his legs. You buy him a bigger… — Robert Altman Copy Share Image
The artist and the multitude are natural enemies. They always will be, both ways. The artist is an enemy of the multitude, and the… — Robert Altman Copy Share Image
Wisdom and love have nothing to do with each other. Wisdom is staying alive, survival. Youre wise if you dont stick your finger in… — Robert Altman Copy Share Image
I've never had a big hit movie. "MASH" was probably the biggest. I don't make those kind of films, and I never have. I… — Robert Altman Copy Share Image
I am not an expert. That is someone else's job. If I were expert, the approach would be all wrong. It would be from… — Robert Altman Copy Share Image
I was scared that no one would hire me. At that time, there was still a stigma attached to it. A big stigma. Actually,… — Robert Altman Copy Share Image
