Quote by Alexander Payne
Marketing has supplanted story as the primary force behind the wor

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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Happiness
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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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Ive traveled around the country and I read local newspapers and all of that, and its a sad, sad thing to go from city to city and see the small newspapers and theyre tiny. Theyre tiny not only in size but also in scope. – Jim Lehrer

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sad

I think its a terrible thing to write and not enjoy it. Its a sad thing. But of course a lot of people do work because they need to eat. And we all need to eat, but thats not the only reason to work. You couldnt have paid me not to write. – Anne Perry

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The sad thing is most people have to check with someone before they do the things that make them happy. Were all passing through the least we can do is be happy, and the only way to do that is by being selfish. – Gene Simmons

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They say geniuses mostly have great mothers. They mostly have sad fates. – David Herbert Lawrence

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