“You know, when you're in your twenties you use a great deal of symbolism. You somehow think that a character standing beneath a cross is more interesting than a character standing underneath a billboard, but when you get a little older you realize that there's not much difference.” ThinkingKnowsLittlesCharacterUseRealizingDifferencesInterestingDealsStandingCrossesTwentiesSymbolismBillboards Author:Paul Schrader
“You think it's a blessing to know what God wants? I'll tell you what he wants. He wants to push me over! Can't he see what's inside of me? All my sins.” ThinkingKnowsWantGodBlessing Author:Paul Schrader
“There's the generation that made the rules, the generation that codified them. The generation that broke them - that's mine. The generation that laughed at them - that's Tarantino's. And now there's a generation that doesn't know that there were any.” KnowsMadeGenerationsMinesBrokeLaughedTarantino Author:Paul Schrader
“There's something wrong - the performance, the weather, the set design, the lighting. Something is not working. And so you say, "Give me 10 minutes." When you're first directing, you're terrified. But when you've been in that situation enough times, you know that under pressure, it will come to you.” KnowsGivingFirstsEnoughSituationMinutesDesignPerformancesGive MePressureWeatherTerrifiedLightingEnough TimeUnder Pressure Author:Paul Schrader
