“Anything that doesn't bore me I think is doable because it's keeping me awake.” ThinkingAwakeBores Author:Paul Schrader
“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
“I would not have made any of my films or written scripts such as Taxi Driver had it not been for Ingmar Bergman, What he has left is a legacy greater than any other director.... I think the extraordinary thing that Bergman will be remembered for, other than his body of work, was that he probably did more than anyone to make cinema a medium of personal and introspective value.” ThinkingMadeBodyFilmValuesLeftGreaterWrittenDirectorsExtraordinaryScriptsMediumsLegacyRememberedCinemaDriversIntrospectiveTaxiExtraordinary ThingsBergman 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
“I don't think it's very useful to open wide the door for young artists; the ones who break down the door are more interesting.” ThinkingWritingYoungArtistInterestingBreakDoorsWideBreaking DownYoung Artists Author:Paul Schrader
