Most of my films I call arena films. I deal with a confined area -- an arena -- and I try to cover every aspect of it.
Robert AltmanI love fishing. You put that line in the water and you don't know what's on the other end. Your imagination is under there.
Robert AltmanWisdom and love have nothing to do with each other. Wisdom is staying alive, survival. You're wise if you don't stick your finger in the light plug. Love - you'll stick your finger in anything.
Robert AltmanI was a heavy drinker, but the alcohol affected my heart rather than my liver. So I stopped. I smoke grass now. I say that to everybody, because marijuana should be legalized. It's ridiculous that it isn't. If at the end of the day I feel like smoking a joint I do it. It changes the perception of what I've been through all day.
Robert Altman