Top 60 Quotes by Alexander Payne

About Alexander Payne

These are some quotes by American author Alexander Payne Director, who was born on February 10, 1961.

Joe E. Lewis said, 'Money doesn't buy happiness but it calms the nerves.' And that is how I feel about a film being well-received.

Joe E. Lewis said, 'Money doesn't buy happiness but it calms the nerves.' And that is how I feel about a film being well-received.

Alexander Payne

I think cynicism lasts. Sentimentality ages, dates quickly.

I think cynicism lasts. Sentimentality ages, dates quickly.

Alexander Payne

I guess maybe I try to make movies that are closer to real life than are many Hollywood movies. But I still try to stay within a commercial narrative, a contemporary American vernacular.

I guess maybe I try to make movies that are closer to real life than are many Hollywood movies. But I still try to stay within a commercial narrative, a contemporary American vernacular.

Alexander Payne

Jesuits encourage an intellectual rigor in a way that I like.

Jesuits encourage an intellectual rigor in a way that I like.

Alexander Payne

I don't feel despair because I am able to make the films I want to make, and that gives me hope.

I don't feel despair because I am able to make the films I want to make, and that gives me hope.

Alexander Payne

The best actors are always the ones who've directed as well, as they understand all the problems you face.

The best actors are always the ones who've directed as well, as they understand all the problems you face.

Alexander Payne

My flag is always flying. My shingle is always out. I'm always looking for movie ideas.

My flag is always flying. My shingle is always out. I'm always looking for movie ideas.

Alexander Payne

You begin a film more with questions than with direct intentions. It's more of an exploration and discovery.

You begin a film more with questions than with direct intentions. It's more of an exploration and discovery.

Alexander Payne

I don't think so much about verbal comedy. I always think about visual comedy. I was raised watching silents, and I'm always thinking about how to make cinema, not good talking - although I want good talking. I'm much more interested in framing, composition, and orchestration of bodies in space, and so forth.

Alexander Payne

When you watch a movie, you don't want to feel like a machine made it. You want to feel a soul.

When you watch a movie, you don't want to feel like a machine made it. You want to feel a soul.

Alexander Payne

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