Paul W. S. Anderson Quotes

I would love to work with Quentin Tarantino - he's my number one. My ultimate. I would love to work with Paul Thomas Anderson, Alexander Payne - Pedro Almodovar wouldn't be too shabby. There are so many good directors, but those are some of my favorites.

J. J. Abrams is a director that I've admired for a long time, from the very first scripts he wrote - including 'Regarding Henry,' which I was in.

I think every American kid grows up dreaming about being in the movies. That's completely normal for us. But I mostly wanted to be a writer, and I got taught the scriptwriting program.

I grew up right near Hollywood, and I wanted to be a filmmaker.

When I was filming 'The Outsiders,' my idea of success was getting the next Martin Scorsese movie.

I moved out to L.A. to be a filmmaker or director. I didn't even think about doing comedy or even acting. I wanted to be like Paul Thomas Anderson or Wes Anderson, but I wasn't going to a lot of comedy.

The idea of working with David Fincher or Paul Thomas Anderson or Wes Anderson or Scorsese or Spielberg or any of the guys I really idolize is a dream for me.

There are thousands of directors in Hollywood.

I love making movies and hope to write my own screenplay someday and do some producing and be behind-the-scenes as well.

Sundance took me on my first film and from there sort of launched my career.

I see myself starring in and producing major feature films.

I got to work with Dustin Hoffman on a film called 'Billy Bathgate.' I got to work with Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn and Bob Zemeckis on 'Death Becomes Her.' There are still a few actors out there that I would like to work with.

I want to work with Wes Anderson, Paul Thomas Anderson, the Coen Brothers, or Spike Jonze.

My dream would be producing, maybe directing - definitely not writing - one feature film.

I had an interest in film, but I didn't want to go to Hollywood and make movies.

I want to write and direct a movie one day.

Everyone in Hollywood has a screenplay.

I think everybody dreamt somehow to make a film in Hollywood, you know.

I never enjoyed working in a film.

I'm not saying I'm a writer, but I've been in movies for a long time, and I think I could write a script for a movie.

Hollywood is still the mecca for good or bad, but it isn't the beginning or end for filmmaking.

I don't direct movies for a living.

My first movie, 'Heathers,' had played at the festival, so I had a little bit of a Sundance connection, but I didn't really know about the Labs.

I knew Billy Wilder socially and would have loved to work with him.

Anyone who has an imagination can write a book - it's cheap to do - but movies are big money.