When you watch a movie, you don't want to feel like a machine made it. You want to feel a soul. — Alexander Payne Copy Share Image
In the moment of making films, I want to share my observations of life, not of other films. — Alexander Payne Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
Even if we die at 100, we're still dying young. I want at least 700 years. There's a lot of travelling and… — Alexander Payne Copy Share Image
'Independent' means one thing to me: It means that regardless of the source of financing, the director's voice is extremely present. It's… — Alexander Payne Copy Share Image
All three parts of filmmaking [writing, shooting, editing] contribute to rhytm. You want the script to be a tight as possible, you… — Alexander Payne Copy Share Image
I never wanted money worries to slow me down or make me take a job I didn't want. — Alexander Payne Copy Share Image
I'm attracted to short screenplays. Nobody really wants a film to be over two hours, or at least I don't. — Alexander Payne Copy Share Image
I don't think so much about verbal comedy. I always think about visual comedy. I was raised watching silents, and I'm always… — Alexander Payne Copy Share Image
They say you can do honest, sincere work for decades, but you're given in general a 10-year period when what you do… — Alexander Payne Copy Share Image
I don't think so much about verbal comedy. I always think about visual comedy. I was raised watching silents, and I'm always… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
If you have your movies so that everyone understands everything, I think that's probably not a very good movie. — Alexander Payne Copy Share Image
I like actors who, when you see them on screen, you sense a person, not just an actor. — Alexander Payne Copy Share Image
If you're trying to recreate life, the life that you best know is the one you grew up with. — Alexander Payne Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
![“All three parts of filmmaking [writing, shooting, editing] contribute to rhytm. You want the script to be a tight as possible, you want the acting to be as efficient as possible on the set, and you have enough coverage to manipulate the rhythm in the editing room, and then in the editing room you…” quote by Alexander Payne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/be3/alexander-payne-5223_acting_all-three-parts-of-filmmaking-writing-sh_1546501.jpg)
