All Alexander Payne Quotes
- I never wanted money worries to slow me down or make me take a job I didn't want. Down
- I still have energy and some degree of youth, which is what a filmmaker needs. Degree
- I think cynicism lasts. Sentimentality ages, dates quickly. Age
- I think if you watch most of my films with the sound off, you could still tell what's going on. Film
- I think that Peter Jennings is the only decent one of the big three. Big
- I want all of my films to belong to me. All
- Joe E. Lewis said, 'Money doesn't buy happiness but it calms the nerves.' And that is how I feel about a film being well-received. Buy
- The actors are the greatest executors of tone in a film. They're the most important cinematic component. Actor
- There is an audience out there for literate films - slower, more observant, more human films, and they deserve to be made. Audience
- In the moment of making films, I want to share my observations of life, not of other films. Films
- Jesuits encourage an intellectual rigor in a way that I like. Encourage
- Omaha, like Rome, is built on seven hills. Built
- The hardest part of this whole movie-making endeavor is finding ideas. Endeavor
- Life mixes tones all the time. All
- The kindest thing a director can do is look with open eyes at everything. Director
- I guess maybe I try to make movies that are closer to real life than are many Hollywood movies. But I still try to stay… American
- Asked which wine he would drink to celebrate We're having some tequila. Asked
- But it's just that the whole country is making generally lousy films these days and has been for quite a while. That's the big problem… All
- 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… Actor