“Cinema really lends itself well to big, archetypal stories, you know, classic old stories and you need kind of a weird, big terrain like the Japanese plains for Samurai movies or the West. You need that for these giants to walk around.” KnowsNeedsWellsKindStoriesBigsWalksWestCinemaClassicGiantsSamuraiTerrain Author:Alexander Payne
“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 that we all have to think about.” ThinkingHas BeensCountryWholeProblemBigsFilmThese DaysBig Problems Author:Alexander Payne
“I don't want all of American cinema to be big cartoons that are just made to be digested by the entire world.” WorldWantMadeBigsCinemaCartoon Author:Alexander Payne
“I think that Peter Jennings is the only decent one of the big three.” ThinkingBigsThreeDecentPeter Author:Alexander Payne
