Quote by Alexander Payne
Even if we die at 100, were still dying young. I want at least 700

Even if we die at 100, were still dying young. I want at least 700 years. Theres a lot of travelling and books to read and movies to see. Im not going to squeeze it all in in 85 years. – Alexander Payne

Other quotes by Alexander Payne

When youre a houseguest and you leave, its nice to straighten something up or send your hosts a useful gift. And when you leave the planet, its nice to have made a positive contribution. – Alexander Payne

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positive
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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

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Failure
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The novel succeeds on terms exclusive to literature. A good film succeeds on terms exclusive to the cinema. Thats why so many bad novels can become good movies, like Jaws or The Godfather. – Alexander Payne

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movies
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Ive made over 20 movies, and 5 of them are good. – Tom Hanks

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movies

What do I geek out about? What am I? Hmmm. I love movies. I watch movies. I like big, sweeping epics, like Ed Zwick stuff: The Last Samurai, Legends of the Fall, Blood Diamond, Glory. – Chris Evans

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movies

I want to try and work in different genres with different types of actors, on small movies and big movies. – Sam Mendes

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movies

Movies can and do have tremendous influence in shaping young lives in the realm of entertainment towards the ideals and objectives of normal adulthood. – Walt Disney

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movies

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