They say you can do honest, sincere work for decades, but you're given in general a 10-year period when what you do touches the zeitgeist - when you're relevant. And I'm aware of that, and I don't want my time to go by. Alexander Payne awaredecadegeneral share on social
I never wanted money worries to slow me down or make me take a job I didn't want. Alexander Payne jobmakemoney Change image and share on social
The hardest part of this whole movie-making endeavor is finding ideas. Alexander Payne endeavorfindhard Change image and share on social
I still have energy and some degree of youth, which is what a filmmaker needs. Alexander Payne degreeenergyfilmmaker Change image and share on social
Marketing has supplanted story as the primary force behind the worthiness of making a film, and that's a very sad thing. It's film only as a function of consumerism rather than as an important component of our culture, and that's everywhere around the world. Alexander Payne componentconsumerismculture share on social
I definitely in filmmaking more and more find writing and directing a means to harvest material for editing. It's all about editing. Alexander Payne directeditfilmmake 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
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
When you're a houseguest and you leave, it's nice to straighten something up or send your hosts a useful gift. And when you leave the planet, it's nice to have made a positive contribution. Alexander Payne contributiongifthost Change image and share on social
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
