If you're trying to recreate life, the life that you best know is the one you grew up with. Alexander Payne growliferecreate Change image and share on social
I always wanted 'Sideways' to be like a great 1960s Italian film. Alexander Payne 1960sfilmgreat Change image and share on social
I get asked, 'How can you have such failures in your films?' Well, what else is life about? There's some sense of constant failure in something. Humor gives you a distance from it. Alexander Payne askconstantdistance Change image and share on social
A book suggests a whole world and story that I could have never thought of in a million years. Alexander Payne bookmillionstory Change image and share on social
When you watch a movie, you don't want to feel like a machine made it. You want to feel a soul. Alexander Payne feelmachinemake Change image and share on social
I'm hoping one day I can make one really good film. Alexander Payne dayfilmgood Change image and share on social
Even if we die at 100, we're still dying young. I want at least 700 years. There's a lot of travelling and books to read and movies to see. I'm not going to squeeze it all in in 85 years. Alexander Payne bookdielot Change image and share on social
I think if you watch most of my films with the sound off, you could still tell what's going on. Alexander Payne filmsoundwatch Change image and share on social
As the years go by and I make more films, I am increasingly interested in capturing place as a vivid backdrop for my films. Alexander Payne backdropcapturefilm Change image and share on social
It seems that our politicians see the world in black and white, so why not our artists? Did Woody Allen's 'Manhattan' have to be in black and white? No. But is it fantastic that it was? To see New York like that? Yes! Alexander Payne allenartistblack share on social