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“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.”

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Alexander Payne

Alexander Payne is an American film director known for his unique narrative style and profound insights into American social reality. His works often explore themes of family, love, and social issues in a humorous and satirical manner. more

“A lot of documentaries have been made very quickly, but I think they're like frogs in an ecosystem: They're harbingers. Film is always two or three years behind, because it takes so long to write a script, get financing, and get it made. It just takes a while. But I think it's coming. It has to.”

Thinking Writing Long Film Financing Harbinger

Author:Alexander Payne

“The thing is, right now the films don't need to be overtly political to be about our times. We also need films that are just human, that are about people. People need that, too. It's like we need to reconnect to what it is to be human. Not just what our political situation is. That's not what I'm thinking about exclusively. Human content is needed again, as it was in the '70s. I think films were more human than they've been since then.”

People Thinking Film Political Situation

Author:Alexander Payne

“Nobody's going to fight for you as much as you fight for yourself.”

Fighting

Author:Blake Lively

“We like to think about how smart we are. But I think talent as a writer is hard-wired in, it's all there, at least the basic elements of it. You can't change it any more than you can choose whether to be right handed or left handed.”

Thinking Hard Left Talent Elements Smart Can't Change Left Handed

Author:Stephen King