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60 quotes by Alexander Payne

Alexander Payne (born Constantine Alexander Payne; February 10, 1961) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer, known for the films Citizen Ruth (1996), Election (1999), About Schmidt (2002), Sideways (2004), The Descendants (2011), and Nebraska (2013). His films are noted for their dark humor and satirical depictions of contemporary American society. Payne is a two time winner of the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay,...
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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... →

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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... →

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You just never know when you're living in a golden age.

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My flag is always flying. My shingle is always out. I'm always looking for movie ideas.

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The kindest thing a director can do is look with open eyes at everything.

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I definitely in filmmaking more and more find writing and directing a means to harvest material for editing. It's all about editing.

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I think a badly crafted, great idea for a new film with a ton of spelling mistakes is just 100 times better than a well-crafted stale script.

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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... →

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I think cynicism lasts. Sentimentality ages, dates quickly.

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The best cinema is about ethics.

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I don't feel despair because I am able to make the films I want to make, and that gives me hope.

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I like actors who, when you see them on screen, you sense a person, not just an actor.

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I like to think of film-making not just as an act of personal self-aggrandisement but rather as an act of public service.

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