I like to think of film-making not just as an act of personal self-aggrandisement but rather as an act of public service. Alexander Payne actaggrandisementfilm Change image and share on social
There is an audience out there for literate films - slower, more observant, more human films, and they deserve to be made. Alexander Payne audiencedeservefilm 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
The actors are the greatest executors of tone in a film. They're the most important cinematic component. Alexander Payne actorcinematiccomponent Change image and share on social
'Independent' means one thing to me: It means that regardless of the source of financing, the director's voice is extremely present. It's such a pretentious term, but it's auteurist cinema. Director-driven, personal, auteurist... Whatever word you want. Alexander Payne auteuristcinemadirector 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
But it's just that the whole country is making generally lousy films these days and has been for quite a while. That's the big problem that we all have to think about. Alexander Payne bigcountryday Change image and share on social
What is filmmaking but groping in the dark? Alexander Payne darkfilmmakegrope Change image and share on social
The kindest thing a director can do is look with open eyes at everything. Alexander Payne directoreyekind Change image and share on social
