I'm so not interested in producing, other than doing my own work, producing my own films. I only do it as favors, for other people to get their films made. Alexander Payne favorfilminterest Change image and share on social
If you were falling in love and you could go back in time and relive a day and see the banal things you did that you'd forgotten about, you'd weep, looking at that day. Alexander Payne backbanalday Change image and share on social
Each one of my movies becomes easier to get off the ground. Alexander Payne easygrindmovie Change image and share on social
I think a badly crafted, great idea for a new film with a ton of spelling mistakes is just 100 times better than a well-crafted stale script. Alexander Payne badlycraftfilm Change image and share on social
There's a bizarre insistence on how a story should be. 'The protagonist must be sympathetic!' they say. Whatever that means. I never engage in that discussion. I never use that word, 'sympathetic.' I just know 'interesting.' Alexander Payne bizarrediscussionengage share on social
You look at how many years you have left, and you start to think: 'How many more films do I have in me?' Alexander Payne filmleavestart Change image and share on social
Omaha, like Rome, is built on seven hills. Alexander Payne buildhillomaha Change image and share on social
A pitfall of making a comedy with a studio-and it's also an American cultural thing-is that I get tired of being encouraged to go always for laughs. Alexander Payne americancomedycultural Change image and share on social
Anytime you cast a movie and you need someone famous in the lead part, you're a prisoner of whoever happens to be famous in the six-month window in which you're trying to get a film financed. Alexander Payne anytimecastfamous Change image and share on social
I don't want all of American cinema to be big cartoons that are just made to be digested by the entire world. Alexander Payne americanbigcartoon Change image and share on social
