Quote by Alexander Payne
I get asked, How can you have such failures in your films? Well, w

I get asked, How can you have such failures in your films? Well, what else is life about? Theres some sense of constant failure in something. Humor gives you a distance from it. – Alexander Payne

Other quotes by Alexander Payne

Marketing has supplanted story as the primary force behind the worthiness of making a film, and thats a very sad thing. Its film only as a function of consumerism rather than as an important component of our culture, and thats everywhere around the world. – Alexander Payne

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Joe E. Lewis said, Money doesnt buy happiness but it calms the nerves. And that is how I feel about a film being well-received. – Alexander Payne

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I guess maybe I try to make movies that are closer to real life than are many Hollywood movies. But I still try to stay within a commercial narrative, a contemporary American vernacular. – Alexander Payne

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It would be great to be able to pass on to someone all of the successes, the failures, and the knowledge that one has had. To help someone, avoid all the fire, pain and anxiety would be wonderful. – Sylvester Stallone

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Over the next four years, we will be bold. We will be willing to experiment. We will not fear failure. – Matt Blunt

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Go on failing. Go on. Only next time, try to fail better. – Samuel Beckett

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You can be discouraged by failure, or you can learn from it. So go ahead and make mistakes, make all you can. Because, remember thats where youll find success – on the far side of failure. – Thomas John Watson, Sr.

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