Omaha, like Rome, is built on seven hills. Alexander Payne buildhillomaha Change image and share on social
When you're a houseguest and you leave, it's nice to straighten something up or send your hosts a useful gift. And when you leave the planet, it's nice to have made a positive contribution. Alexander Payne contributiongifthost Change image and share on social
If you were falling in love and you could go back in time and relive a day and see the banal things you did that you'd forgotten about, you'd weep, looking at that day. Alexander Payne backbanalday Change image and share on social
There's a bizarre insistence on how a story should be. 'The protagonist must be sympathetic!' they say. Whatever that means. I never engage in that discussion. I never use that word, 'sympathetic.' I just know 'interesting.' Alexander Payne bizarrediscussionengage share on social
I definitely in filmmaking more and more find writing and directing a means to harvest material for editing. It's all about editing. Alexander Payne directeditfilmmake Change image and share on social
Marketing has supplanted story as the primary force behind the worthiness of making a film, and that's a very sad thing. It's film only as a function of consumerism rather than as an important component of our culture, and that's everywhere around the world. Alexander Payne componentconsumerismculture share on social
I still have energy and some degree of youth, which is what a filmmaker needs. Alexander Payne degreeenergyfilmmaker Change image and share on social
The hardest part of this whole movie-making endeavor is finding ideas. Alexander Payne endeavorfindhard Change image and share on social
I never wanted money worries to slow me down or make me take a job I didn't want. Alexander Payne jobmakemoney Change image and share on social
They say you can do honest, sincere work for decades, but you're given in general a 10-year period when what you do touches the zeitgeist - when you're relevant. And I'm aware of that, and I don't want my time to go by. Alexander Payne awaredecadegeneral share on social
