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Paul Thomas Anderson Quotes

American - Director | June 26, 1970 -

My older sister was at the cusp of new wave, and I had older brothers from my father's first marriage who were rock 'n' roll guys, so I was exposed to a lot of popular culture.

Paul Thomas Anderson

Marriage Father Culture Sister Wave

Film school is a complete con, because the information is there if you want it.

Paul Thomas Anderson

School You Information Want Con

I don't think it's a director's job to peek behind the curtain too much.

Paul Thomas Anderson

Job Think Too Much Director Behind

I think my job is to try and be as honest as I can with what is in my mind and how I feel - I think that's what you're supposed to do, if you're a good writer. So I try to do that. I know I do that. I do do that.

Paul Thomas Anderson

Good Job Mind Think Feel You

I don't get a sense of American pride. I just get a sense that everyone is here, battling the same thing - that around the world everybody's after the same thing, just some minor piece of happiness each day.

Paul Thomas Anderson

Happiness Day World Pride American

Clinton used to like to get out of the White House a lot. He would take night trips to McDonald's, and stuff like that. I think he wanted to get out of the house.

Paul Thomas Anderson

Night Think House White McDonald

I have a feeling, one of those gut feelings, that I'll make pretty good movies the rest of my life.

Paul Thomas Anderson

Life Good Rest My Life Feelings Gut

No matter how many times you do it, you don't get used to the sadness - for me at least - of coming to the end of a film.

Paul Thomas Anderson

Me Sadness End You Matter Coming

Well I'd really love to work with Robert De Niro, because he's still the most talented actor out there.

Paul Thomas Anderson

Work Love Actor Out Because Well

I don't miss scenes at all the way that I used to miss them when I was younger making a film. It's actually quite fun to get rid of them now.

Paul Thomas Anderson

Fun Now Way Miss Used Film

It felt like the first thing, but when I first started out, I got a job adapting a book by Russell Banks called 'Rule Of The Bone.' I didn't do a very good job. I didn't really know what I was doing in general, let alone how to adapt a book.

Paul Thomas Anderson

Good Alone Job Book Doing Adapt

I actually enjoyed the struggles that we had trying to shape 'Blood', to get the pacing right, the rhythm of it.

Paul Thomas Anderson

Trying Blood Right Rhythm Struggles

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