Paul Thomas Anderson
Paul Thomas Anderson
Paul Thomas Andersonalso known as P.T. Anderson, is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. Interested in film-making at a young age, Anderson was encouraged by his father Ernie Andersonto become a filmmaker...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth26 June 1970
CountryUnited States of America
school
I had never read Upton Sinclair. I didn't read 'The Jungle' in high school or anything like that. But it's pretty terrific writing.
school want information
Film school is a complete con, because the information is there if you want it.
school kids thinking
I remember being taught in school that you would underline things that you liked. I remember just underlining everything as a kid, thinking, 'This has all gotta be important!' I would just underline the whole thing!
book school bad-day
My filmmaking education consisted of finding out what filmmakers I liked were watching, then seeing those films. I learned the technical stuff from books and magazines, and with the new technology you can watch entire movies accompanied by audio commentary from the director. You can learn more from John Sturges' audio track on the 'Bad Day at Black Rock' laserdisc than you can in 20 years of film school. Film school is a complete con, because the information is there if you want it.
enjoyed pacing shape trying
I actually enjoyed the struggles that we had trying to shape 'Blood', to get the pacing right, the rhythm of it.
kindness reasons weird
No, really. Just do it. You have some kind of weird reasons that are okay.
good job mind supposed
I think my job is to try and be as honest as I can with what is in my mind and how I feel - I think that's what you're supposed to do, if you're a good writer. So I try to do that. I know I do that. I do do that.
book writing blood
So with 'There Will Be Blood,' I didn't even really feel like I was adapting a book. I was just desperate to find stuff to write.
competent describing knows
You know, I'm really not that competent at describing things musically.
children done can-do
We’re all children of Kubrick, aren’t we? Is there anything you can do that he hasn’t done?
guy want angry
I don't want to be the angry guy.
fun missing way
I don't miss scenes at all the way that I used to miss them when I was younger making a film. It's actually quite fun to get rid of them now.
years desire might
I didn't have any desire I might have had 10 years ago to shoot every single word that I wrote.
confusing fans whimsical
I've never been a fan of whimsical or confusing storytelling.