85 Quotes by Paul Thomas Anderson

How does Forrest Gump have sex? What could be more of a revelation about a character than watching them have sex? That says a lot about them, how they touch another person in bed.

I don't want to talk about those things. I see the worst in people. I don't need to look past seeing them to get all I need. I've built my hatreds up over the years, little by little, Henry... to have you here gives me a second breath. I can't keep doing this on my own with these... people. [laughs]

If you figure a way to live without serving a master, any master, then let the rest of us know, will you?

Kill your television!

I'll rebel against powers and principalities, all the time. Always, I will.

No, really. Just do it. You have some kind of weird reasons that are okay.

I have a love in my life. It makes me stronger than anything you can imagine.

I've never been a fan of whimsical or confusing storytelling.

I didn't have any desire I might have had 10 years ago to shoot every single word that I wrote.