You begin a film more with questions than with direct intentions. It's more of an exploration and discovery. Alexander Payne More Quotes by Alexander Payne More Quotes From Alexander Payne The most heinous shift in American films is that they reinforce good things like 'couples' and 'relationships.' Alexander Payne things good like good-things 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 they-say story never know If you're trying to recreate life, the life that you best know is the one you grew up with. Alexander Payne best know you life
