I am always looking for that nuance, that moment of truth, and you can't really do that fast.
Paul Thomas AndersonI'm not really a Sundance baby, but they helped me so much I feel I have to acknowledge it.
Paul Thomas AndersonI had the standard movie geek childhood, because for as long as I can remember, all I wanted to do was make movies.
Paul Thomas AndersonNo matter how many times you do it, you don't get used to the sadness - for me at least - of coming to the end of a film.
Paul Thomas AndersonI don't think the competition's so rough, within the majority of movies made in Hollywood.
Paul Thomas AndersonMy filmmaking education consisted of finding out what filmmakers I liked were watching, then seeing those films. I learned the technical stuff from books and magazines, and with the new technology you can watch entire movies accompanied by audio commentary from the director. You can learn more from John Sturges' audio track on the 'Bad Day at Black Rock' laserdisc than you can in 20 years of film school. Film school is a complete con, because the information is there if you want it.
Paul Thomas Anderson