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I'm hoping one day I can make one really good film.

~Alexander Payne

Topics: Day Film Good Good Film Hoping Make One Day Really I Can

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I never wanted money worries to slow me down or make me take a job I didn't want.

~Alexander Payne

Topics: Down Job Make Me Money Never Slow Take Want Wanted Worries

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I think cynicism lasts. Sentimentality ages, dates quickly.

~Alexander Payne

Topics: Ages Cynicism Dates Lasts Quickly Sentimentality Think I Think

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Well, that's what life is - this collection of extraordinarily ordinary moments. We just need to pay attention to them all. Wake up and pay attention to how beautiful it all is.

~Alexander Payne

Topics: Attention Beautiful Collection Extraordinarily How Just Life Moments Need Ordinary Pay Pay Attention Them Up Wake Wake Up Well

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I still have energy and some degree of youth, which is what a filmmaker needs.

~Alexander Payne

Topics: Degree Energy Filmmaker Needs Some Still Which Youth

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The biggest fear I have is to die with regrets, and of course that will come true.

~Alexander Payne

Topics: Biggest Come Course Die Fear Regrets True Will

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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

Topics: Aware Decades General Given Go Honest My Time Period Relevant Say Sincere They Say Time Want Work You Zeitgeist

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I want all of my films to belong to me.

~Alexander Payne

Topics: Belong Films Me Want

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My flag is always flying. My shingle is always out. I'm always looking for movie ideas.

~Alexander Payne

Topics: Always Flag Flying Ideas Looking Movie Out

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The hardest part of this whole movie-making endeavor is finding ideas.

~Alexander Payne

Topics: Endeavor Finding Hardest Hardest Part Ideas Part Whole

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Director

Born: February 10th, 1961

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