Paul W. S. Anderson Quotes

Look at the walls of Pompeii. That's what got the internet started.

'Pompeii' is kind of a lifelong obsession for me.

I've been obsessed with Romans since I was a child.

A civilization, a culture, cannot survive without passion, cannot be saved without passion.

Let Rome’s art tell the empire’s story.

I was fortunate enough to write about things I really love, and love can be very analytic.

The thing is that when you make a film, it is such an intense experience. It's like being married.

I have sung every song with the same dedication like I sang my first number.

Pompeii is taught at schools in England, and, for a young boy, the combination of the Roman Empire and a volcano was irresistible.

What I love more than anything in the entire world is making music. It's what I studied in school.

You can do films for the fun of it, or the thrill of it, but certain films you can't do unless there's something driving you, something you have a passion for that will pull you through.

Methinks I will not die quite happy without having seen something of that Rome of which I have read so much.

Throw your heart into the picture and then jump in after it.

The only way I can work is if I care and am passionate about a project, so the challenge is to find projects that I feel that way about.

Most actors are very deeply passionate about their line of work. I suppose there are probably people who sell insurance policies that are passionate about it, but I'm thinking the ratio is a little higher for actors. But, I may be wrong.

In the second century of the Christian era, the empire of Rome comprehended the fairest part of the earth, and the most civilized portion of mankind.

Find the passion. It takes great passion and great energy to do anything creative. I would go so far as to say you can't do it without that passion.

I do love these ancient ruins. We never tread upon them but we set Our foot upon some reverend history.

Layer upon layer, Italy's storied past unfolds in Robert Kaster's captivating journey along the venerable Queen of Roads. I cannot imagine a more perfect guide to such a rich trove of ancient and modern memories. Illuminating, erudite, entertaining, and evocative.

I love the writing process. It's something that I'm interested in personally and something I always do on every movie.

Whatever you do... put your heart and soul into it!

Technique alone is never enough. You have to have passion. Technique alone is just an embroidered potholder.

Unless we put heart and soul into our labor we but brutify our actions.

I wake up in the morning and I still have a passion for what I do, and I'll be doing it when I'm 105, I'll be scribbling away. If it was 100 years ago I'd be sitting by the campfire, saying, "Have I got a story to tell you."

I simply asked if I could have a go at adapting a screenplay. But I did not want any money, in case I failed because I did not want a script out there with my name on it that might be completely dysfunctional.