Paul Thomas Anderson
Paul Thomas Anderson
Paul Thomas Andersonalso known as P.T. Anderson, is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. Interested in film-making at a young age, Anderson was encouraged by his father Ernie Andersonto become a filmmaker...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth26 June 1970
CountryUnited States of America
Paul Thomas Anderson quotes about
jobs book firsts
It felt like the first thing, but when I first started out, I got a job adapting a book by Russell Banks called 'Rule Of The Bone.' I didn't do a very good job. I didn't really know what I was doing in general, let alone how to adapt a book.
dad guy avant-garde
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.
stealing term screenwriters
There's a lot for screenwriters to steal from songwriters, in terms of getting to the point.
guy want angry
I don't want to be the angry guy.
years desire might
I didn't have any desire I might have had 10 years ago to shoot every single word that I wrote.
father film
As I have got older and become a father, there's less and less time for films.
dummy courses
Of course, I'm no dummy.
writing stomach
I write from my stomach.
competent describing knows
You know, I'm really not that competent at describing things musically.
jobs hardest-job acting
Acting is the hardest job in the entire world. By far. Harder than ditch digging.
feelings good-movie gut-feelings
I have a feeling, one of those gut feelings, that I'll make pretty good movies the rest of my life.
long childhood remember
I had the standard movie geek childhood, because for as long as I can remember, all I wanted to do was make movies.
finals film bigs
To make a film, the final big collaborator that you have is the composer.
confusing fans whimsical
I've never been a fan of whimsical or confusing storytelling.