“I make comedies and I always try... I don't try but I allow to have at least 5% of the jokes or have some jokes that I know will be understood by only about 5% of the audience. It's that guy in the corner who gets it and laughs. But he has to have his jokes too. That's part of my audience. Part of my audience is the people who will only get certain things.” PeopleKnowsTryingGuyCertainAudienceLaughingComedyJokesUnderstoodCornersThat Guy Author:Alexander Payne
“When I'm introduced as a two-time Oscar winner, I'm happy that a film of mine has found an audience and some acclaim because that keeps me in business. A filmmaker's greatest concern is the ability to make future films, so it helps keep me in business.” TwoHelpingFilmFoundAbilityAudienceMinesConcernWinnerFilmmakerOscarsAcclaim Author:Alexander Payne
“I want studios to be financing director-driven, auteurist cinema, as they did in the '70s. I think it's starting to happen now. Plus, because of how our world has changed politically, I think audiences are demanding more realism. We need to have more stuff in our culture about what is really going on right now.” ThinkingWorldCultureAudienceChangedFinancing Author:Alexander Payne
“There is an audience out there for literate films - slower, more observant, more human films, and they deserve to be made.” HumansMadeFilmAudienceDeserveObservant Author:Alexander Payne
