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Famous Alexander Payne Quotes
“A book suggests a whole world and story that I could have never thought of in a million years.”
“Each one of my movies becomes easier to get off the ground.”
“I always wanted 'Sideways' to be like a great 1960s Italian film.”
“I don't feel despair because I am able to make the films I want to make, and that gives me hope.”
“I like actors who, when you see them on screen, you sense a person, not just an actor.”
“I like voice-over in films, and most of my films have been voice-over films.”
“I never wanted money worries to slow me down or make me take a job I didn't want.”
“I still have energy and some degree of youth, which is what a filmmaker needs.”
“I think cynicism lasts. Sentimentality ages, dates quickly.”
“I think if you watch most of my films with the sound off, you could still tell what's going on.”
“I think that Peter Jennings is the only decent one of the big three.”
“Somewhat dramatic things happen, and you don't even always notice them — that's what life is.”