You write who you are. But you also cheat, and youwrite what you want to be. It's embarrasing to be the guy who madethe movie, knowing you're not exa…

- Paul Thomas Anderson

It's a gamble you take, the risk of alienating an audience. But there's a theory - sometimes it's better to confuse them for five minutes than let th…

- Paul Thomas Anderson

I have a feeling, one of those gut feelings, that I'll make pretty good movies the rest of my life.

- Paul Thomas Anderson

I am always looking for that nuance, that moment of truth, and you can't really do that fast.

- Paul Thomas Anderson

My filmmaking education consisted of finding out what filmmakers I liked were watching, then seeing those films. I learned the technical stuff from b…

- Paul Thomas Anderson

My older sister was at the cusp of new wave, and I had older brothers from my father's first marriage who were rock 'n' roll guys, so I was exposed t…

- Paul Thomas Anderson

How do I respond to criticism? Critically. I listen to all criticism critically.

- Paul Thomas Anderson

I'll rebel against powers and principalities, all the time. Always, I will.

- Paul Thomas Anderson

My writing has a lot to do with who I am, and what my life is like, and my relationships to people.

- Paul Thomas Anderson