Paul W. S. Anderson Quotes

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Paul W. S. Anderson

Profession : Director

Birth : March 4, 1965

I've had that recurring dream since I was a child, and a lot of people have different versions of that same dream, where you're running away from something, and it's going kind of slowly, but it's catching up with you, and it will not stop, and you cannot get away from it. Those dreams are manifested in different ways, but most people have them.

Paul W. S. Anderson

I grew up in England, and at the time, cinema was very heavy arthouse cinema, and there was no one making movies that were designed to be in multiplexes.

Paul W. S. Anderson

Growing up, I wanted to make the kind of movies that would play in a multiplex, and those were the kinds of movies I ended up making.

Paul W. S. Anderson

A pivotal moment for me as a filmmaker was when I saw 'Total Recall,' the Arnold Schwarzenegger version, which was the first movie I saw in America.

Paul W. S. Anderson

I think one of the joys of disaster movies is not knowing who's going to live and who's going to die.

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Having made a real 3D movie, you realize that, right from the production design, you're designing sets that complement the 3D. You're designing interactive elements, like rain or smoke - all this particulate matter in the air enhances the 3D. But if you're shooting in 2D, you don't know about that.

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'AVP' is not trying to be 'Alien' or 'Aliens,' and it's not trying to be 'Predator.' Those are genius movies.

Paul W. S. Anderson

If you work with a subject matter beloved by a hardcore fan base, then there's going to be a huge amount of discussion of what you've got wrong or right. In some ways, you can never please overly obsessive fans; it's just impossible. That doesn't mean to say they're not going to go to the movie and thoroughly enjoy it.

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I very much see 'Resident Evil' as my franchise that I kicked, screaming, into life.

Paul W. S. Anderson

I guess it seemed like a natural thing to set 'AvP' in the world of the Alien, rather than the world of the Predator. I always liked the idea of it being on earth.

Paul W. S. Anderson

'Aliens' was a brilliant movie, but you still wanted to see the Alien come to Earth.

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I'm definitely of a generation that's very influenced by videogames.

Paul W. S. Anderson

I guess the way I shoot things is slightly influenced by the way videogames are cut and shot.

Paul W. S. Anderson

If you're going to make a horror movie, it doesn't get any better than 'Alien,' and if you're going to make an action movie, it really doesn't get any better than 'Aliens.'

Paul W. S. Anderson

'Predator,' you know, was John McTiernan absolutely at the top of his game.

Paul W. S. Anderson

Sleep is a outmoded concept. It's best not to think about sleep.

Paul W. S. Anderson

You can film the most exciting car chase and the most exciting stunts, but if you don't care about the person inside the car, and you don't care about their predicament, you're not really going to care about the action, either.

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I was the first generation of filmmakers where videogames were a serious part of my life. I regard them as just as valid as books or plays in terms of an intellectual property.

Paul W. S. Anderson

It's an unwritten rule that when you move to California and you're an English person, you have to drive a convertible, and you have to bank with Wells Fargo because they have a stage coach on their bank card.

Paul W. S. Anderson