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I guess maybe I try to make movies that are closer to real life th

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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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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The biggest fear I have is to die with regrets, and of course that will come true. – Alexander Payne

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I dont feel despair because I am able to make the films I want to make, and that gives me hope. – Alexander Payne

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The only problem is I cant get into PG-13 Land. I just get stuck in R rated movies, which they would love us to make PG-13 movies but I never get there. But I think that youve got to make them different. Youve got to switch them up. – Joel Silver

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