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 movie, knowing you're not exactly who you want to be. — 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 - I think that's what you're supposed to do, if you're a good writer. So I try to do that. I know I do that. I do do that. — Paul Thomas Anderson Copy Share
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
