Robert Altman was an American film director known for his unique narrative style and contributions to the art of cinema. His work spanned a wide range of genres, from drama to comedy, from epic to noir, with Altman's films always celebrated for their profound themes and distinctive narrative structures.
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“I'll give you the same advice I give my children: Never take advice from anybody.”
“What is a cult? It just means not enough people to make a minority.”
“What is an ending? There's no such thing. Death is the only ending.”
“Your own ego is the only trap that I think you can fall into.”
“I don't think screenplay writing is the same as writing - I mean, I think it's blueprinting.”
“If George W. Bush is elected president, I'm leaving for France.”
Source: Robert Altman: Interviews
“Jazz has endured because it doesn't have a beginning or an ending. It's a moment.”
Source: Robert Altman: Interviews
“I never knew what I wanted, except that it was something I hadn't seen before.”
“All of my films deal with the same thing: striving, socially and culturally, to stay alive.”
Source: Robert Altman: Interviews
“I don't know what "Altmanesque" means, though I suppose I'm flattered by it.”
“I have never made a movie that's attracted a 14-year-old boy.”