I really subscribe to that old adage that you should never let the audience get ahead of you for a second. So if the film's abrasive and wrongfoots people then, y'know, that's great. But I hope it involves an audience. Paul Thomas Anderson abrasiveadageahead share on social
So with 'There Will Be Blood,' I didn't even really feel like I was adapting a book. I was just desperate to find stuff to write. Paul Thomas Anderson adaptbloodbook Change image and share on social
I'm completely aware of the fact that I'm a control freak. Paul Thomas Anderson awarecompletelycontrol Change image and share on social
Film school is a complete con, because the information is there if you want it. Paul Thomas Anderson completeconfilm Change image and share on social
I didn't have any desire I might have had 10 years ago to shoot every single word that I wrote. Paul Thomas Anderson agodesireshoot Change image and share on social
My writing has a lot to do with who I am, and what my life is like, and my relationships to people. Paul Thomas Anderson lifelotpeople Change image and share on social
I don't get a sense of American pride. I just get a sense that everyone is here, battling the same thing - that around the world everybody's after the same thing, just some minor piece of happiness each day. Paul Thomas Anderson americanbattleday share on social
But I'd be lying if I didn't say that every time you go to make a film, you're desperate to either do it better than you did it last time or to not repeat yourself. Paul Thomas Anderson desperatefilmlie Change image and share on social
My dad was this sort of avant-garde guy who did all kinds of weird things. He was a true original and anybody who met him never forgot him. Paul Thomas Anderson avantdadforget Change image and share on social
I am always looking for that nuance, that moment of truth, and you can't really do that fast. Paul Thomas Anderson fastmomentnuance Change image and share on social
