I dont feel despair because I am able to make the films I want to make, and that gives me hope. – Alexander Payne
Hollywood films have become a cesspool of formula and its up to us to try to change it… I feel like a preacher! But its really true. I feel personally responsible for the future of American cinema. Me personally. – 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
I mean, look, I love movies, not just the ones I make… In fact, I dont like the movies I make very much. – Alexander Payne