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No, really. Just do it. You have some kind of weird reasons that are okay. ↗

— Paul Thomas Anderson

#just do it #kind #okay #really #reasons

But I'd be lying if I didn't say that every time you go to make a film, you're desperate to either do it better than you did it last time or to not repeat yourself. ↗

— Paul Thomas Anderson

#desperate #did #either #every #every time

I actually enjoyed the struggles that we had trying to shape 'Blood', to get the pacing right, the rhythm of it. ↗

— Paul Thomas Anderson

#blood #enjoyed #get #had #i

I didn't have any desire I might have had 10 years ago to shoot every single word that I wrote. ↗

— Paul Thomas Anderson

#any #desire #every #had #i

I don't get a sense of American pride. I just get a sense that everyone is here, battling the same thing - that around the world everybody's after the same thing, just some minor piece of happiness each day. ↗

— Paul Thomas Anderson

#american #around #battling #day #each

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. ↗

— Paul Thomas Anderson

#film #fun #get #i #making

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. ↗

— Paul Thomas Anderson

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I had the standard movie geek childhood, because for as long as I can remember, all I wanted to do was make movies. ↗

— Paul Thomas Anderson

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I really subscribe to that old adage that you should never let the audience get ahead of you for a second. So if the film's abrasive and wrongfoots people then, y'know, that's great. But I hope it involves an audience. ↗

— Paul Thomas Anderson

#ahead #audience #film #get #great

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! ↗

— Paul Thomas Anderson

#everything #gotta #i #i remember #important