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As someone who worked hard for a Labour victory in the 90s do I regret it? Not really. It was bound to happen. And it'll happen with the next government and the one after it. Because all governments serve us. They serve the filth.
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.
Quotes By Alexander Payne
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Marketing has supplanted story as the primary force behind the worthiness of...
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When you're a houseguest and you leave it's nice to straighten something up...
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The novel succeeds on terms exclusive to literature. A good film succeeds on...
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I mean look I love movies not just the ones I make... In fact I don't...
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Even if we die at 100 we're still dying young. I want at least 700 years....
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I don't feel despair because I am able to make the films I want to make and...
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Joe E. Lewis said 'Money doesn't buy happiness but it calms the nerves.' And...
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Hollywood films have become a cesspool of formula and it's up to us to try to...
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The biggest fear I have is to die with regrets and of course that will come...
Quotes About Movies
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James Cameron has always been way ahead of the curve in terms of the use of...
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What bugs me is that movies don't reflect how interesting and vibrant women...
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I find playwriting to be incredibly difficult compared to screenwriting. Part...
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The trick of making movies in this culture is how to not give up everything...
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I love bad movies whereas going to the theater for me is a painful...
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The thing about movies these days is that the commerce end of it is so...
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I find playwriting really painful. I love it or I wouldn't do it but I...
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The thing is there have been American movies that are similar to Solaris...