This guy is the man. Not a hint of pretentiousness for someone as talented as he is. I think that is the major difference between a self taught film-maker like PTA and some of the self important highly educated film folk.
@ilikecheese1011 Eh, maybe...but you know, he's trying to answer the questions as best as possible. I don't think he's being cynical. he doesn't do a lot of recorded/edited interviews, mainly just Charlie Rose. He's a very sincere guy and I love his films & hey, you can't overanalyze the movie, it wasn't even made yet.
There Will Be Blood is rightfully compared to Kubrick, it reminds me of the movies like "The Shining", the first half of the movie is just hypnotizing and builds tone and climaxes with madness in the second half. He really does remind me of Stanley Kubrick, hell, he even looks like a young Stanley Kubrick.
@Ichiboy900 I think you're clutching at straws really. But if you see him as a new Kubrick, then who am I to say he's not? Personally I don't think there's much likeness between them, except perhaps that they're both just as artistically successful as commercially, which is a hard feat. PTA is much more invested in the actors as people (unlike Kubrick), he doesn't make particular genre-pieces like Sci-fi or horror (unlike Kubrick) and he doesn't do 100 takes for everything (unlike Kubrick)
@hampusheh Obviously he has a different directing style, but the comparison really comes from the fact of how original that particular style is over other modern directors, it's that originality that reminds me of Kubrick. And even though he does have a distinctive style, he still manages to make a very different film every time, like Kubrick.
@DonRMB: I know!! However I fear one thing...it might not be as good as TWBB. That movie is a masterpiece (Also in my top 3), and it'll be really hard to surpass it.
Great insight: "If we can just focus on the small things [the story of the relationship between Daniel Plainview and HW], the big things [the story of oil] might accidentally end up taking care of themselves."
Fuck what everyone is commenting- I'm just going to say it; PTA is better than Kubrick. Both as a filmmaker, writer, and person. He may not be as good as Scorsese yet, but give it time. He's still young.
how come on every single PTA video i mean literally every single one someone has to compare him to kubrick, i almost feel as much as your complimenting PTA your also dragging kubrick's name through the mud, PTA's a great director but i feel like he shines as a writer and almost copies scorsese's use of angles and moving cameras almost hyjacking him rather than emulating him, i feel his original in terms of story but in regards to the actual films hes not doing anything innovative like kubrick
I remember when There Will Be Blood first came out and everyone was drawing political conclusions from it. If you actually watch the film, none of that is there.
for people calling him the new Kubrick... i don't understand. Maybe if you only look at 'there will be blood', you can see some Kubrickian elements such as the stark far camera shots of the environment around the character as well as visual progression substituting spoken word. I don't see any connection in his other films, though. It feels almost as if his others are all closely related in directorial and thematic style, but 'there will be blood' is something much unlike his past works
@thatwaskindofrude I actually think along with There will be blood, Punch Drunk Love has a lot of Kubrickian elements with the quirky characters, weird camera angles, dark humor, surrealistic imagery. However, even if you don't see similarities I think people are just comparing their uniqueness and brilliance when they discuss the two.
after first watching the "pizza interview", he comes across as arrogant in this one, realizes it in the last 30 seconds, and tries to apologize by saying "i love this show" when earlier he demonstrated a clear disdain by telling Rollins: "I don't know HOW you drew those conNECtions!" for a film he hadn't even begun shooting! forget 'bout it.
definately one of the best potential in Hollywood right now. He has released a string of solid movies (i.e. Boogie Nights, Magnolia, There Will Be Blood) but he hasn't made a great film yet, but i have high hopes
@gangstalee713 Uh yea i have bud. I've seen every single one of his films, most twice. Sorry if i wasn't clear when I called his films good, they're certainly more than that. After thinking about it, I can say that 'There Will Be Blood' is a great movie, most thanks goes to Mr. Daniel Day Lewis for that. As far as Punch Drunk Love goes, I thought it was a comedy before I saw it (it was a Sandler movie, of course,) but it was really a very serious drama, which through me off a bit.
PTA seems to be the foremost technician in hollywood these days. his sense of aesthetic is classic and spralling. he is certainly a formalist's wet dream.
PTA is easily one of the best directors to ever live. How he works is so great, and his films are so masterful its unbelievable. He defiantly draws from Kubrick (one of my all time favorites) and I can see him being ranked along side him in a couple of years.
Hahah, PT Anderson makes Rollins look like an idiot here lol. Notice how Rollins immediately attempts to politicize the film, meanwhile PT is like "Ummm, No. Sorry, HR, its not about George W Bush."
@eqopa Ha ha, agreed! He sounds like a film critic...Sorry, I should say Perversions is a.."...pious pedagogic primate, proliferating pedantic prose in pursuance of praise and prostration from primitive presences whom he percieves as profoundly plebeian and proletarian in perspicacity when paralleled to his personal profusion of percipience."
I love the interviewer's reaction when PTA mentions Penderecki. I agree with 'godfatherofwiseguys' that no one could quite anticipate just exactly what was coming their way with 'There Will Be Blood'. It truly is a unique film - the best of the decade, in my opinion. Also, 'godfatherofthewiseguys' has one of the best user names I've yet seen...
i think no one, even the interviewer, saw what was comming. Before, his films was sort of an ensemble Robert Altman type of films. but with There Will Be Blood, not only did he depart from his usual style of films, his starting to form a Kubrick like route. even in Punch-Drunk Love, little hints of Kubrick is there. Now with There Will Be Blood, he cements his legacy in Cinema forever.
What is better? How can one director be better than the other? Do you mean the method by which they express their ideas? Or the mastery of their craft? Or their abilities as a story-teller? How can anyone compare two artists?
Before I get attacked by all you other fellow movie nerds, let me rethink some of the things I typed. I stand by what I say about Eyes Wide Shut. Punch-Drunk Love is better than the second half of Full Metal Jacket, the first half is great. At the very least we can agree that Kubrik and PT are two of the all time greats.
No, P.T. Anderson hasn't done anything of 2001 Space Odyssey caliber yet. And he hasn't done anything to totally shake the foundation like Clockwork Orange or Dr. Strangelove.
Give him more time and we'll see but I don't think he's comparable yet. He's a legend but he's not mythical quite yet.
I dunno. I think some people dismiss modern filmmakers because they're exactly that, modern. I guess in 25 years PTA can be appreciated as much as Kubrick is now. In fairness well anything ever be on an even keel with with 2001? lol
I agree. PTA is very, very good but he is also pretty derivative of a lot of other directors. Which isn't a negative in and of itself, but Kubrick made brilliant films that were also true originals. To be honest, the only modern American director I would call a genius on the level of Kubrick is Aronofsky. PTA may well be there someday though.
i can tell he is one of the greatest directors of all time just by watching his movies up till now. of course he gonna make a lot more great movies in order to match the accomplishments of other great directors, but i can tell already.
@TheSZimmer i think he did. Before, in the 2nd half of the 90s plus the early 2000s, he's sort of the "One of the best". but with There Will Be Blood, which is getting better in time, he now stands at the top of cinema.
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Eyes Wide Shut is fucking garbage. How can anyone compare it to Punch-Drunk Love? That is nuts. I think Punch-Drunk Love is a masterpiece, I don't think a lot of people got it. it's better than Full Metal Jacket too.
No, i'm not. Fight Club- not just about fighting in secret underground clubs. Boogie Nights- Not cheesy porn film, grow up man, and maybe sop watching the television with your ass.
@detriplea I don't get why people compare PTA to Kubrick... They're nothing alike. PTA is much more like Robert Altman imo. But I get what you're trying to say
@detriplea his films without a doubt contain intelligence, creativity, heart, and huge amounts of ambition. Though I think he has yet to create his masterpiece. Though I do like the way he takes time to craft his films. All of them feel very polished and fulfilled in terms of vision.
I must reiterate. PTA is THE premiere auteur of our times. To be so vibrant and encapsulating visually and also such a natural writer (never self-imposes style like Tarantino.) I see him as somewhere between Kubrick and Altman.
Not to mention that amazing performance he drew out of Daniel Day-Lewis!! DDL's a great actor but I believe PTA had a lot to do w/getting that character just right.
@FunBoy15 Totally agree about PTA but i was thinking to my self if those two are connected somehow... I mean you know, a good director should have a writing skill.
i will never be able to take Henry Rollins seriously. the way he talks with such specific diction is hilarious sometimes, like when he says "what is it about her music that speaks to you in a cinematic sense?" i had to laugh.
Two American icons of intellectuaslism on screen. PTA is a THE genius of contemporary film for me. His films are so distinct and vibrant. Anyone know where I can find his first one?
The last question Henry Rollins asked PTA made me smile. To hear one of your favorite directors say, "just don't give a fuck" as a word of advice in creating film- that's badass.
I like his comment around 8:40. That's true no matter what industry you're trying to get into. It's hard to start anything with confidence, especially when more experienced folks question you. Nice to hear his perspective on it. Sometimes it's simply a difference of opinion. :)
Look, it doesn't take a whole lot of thinking to turn a movie or a book into a political allegory these days. It's become the cheap interpretation (quite frankly, too cheap in the case of TWBB).
And as subjective as art is, I still think it's kind of a slap in PTA's face to pull that shit out of the movie when he's explicitly said there's no ulteriority to it.
Rocker86 had it right, it's a study of an individual. I walked out of the theatre thinking about myself, not the government.
Amazing director, cigarettes & coffee, sydney (hard eight), boogie nights, magnolia, punch-drunk love, there will be blood... I think punch-drunk is one of his best with magnolia and there will..., please discuss this. With gondry, fincher, aronofsky, ritchie, glazer and ferrara, his one of the very best of the young directors of today.. sheers. Hope he does movies more often, even do I understand his way of work, maybe is his system.
I like Blood better than No Country myself. I just think No Country is the favorite and that's fine cause its a hell of a movie, but it sucks for Blood.
I'm not, i'm openly rooting for There Will Be Blood to win Best Actor, Director and Best Picture along with a few others. I just think the favorite among hollywood and voters is No Country for Old Men.
I dont care what the oscars or any other pretentious award shows think. Both films were great, but I think TWBB had more character to it, and I found it more interesting. Im also a HUUUUGE PT fan. Coens are good, Lebowski and Fargo are classics. But for me personally I love PT and especially this film. Black Flag is good too.
Paul Thomas Anderson is one of the best young directors today. The performances he pulls out of actors is huge. Many actors are looking to work with him. Just look at his movies that he as directed. Boogy Nights, Magnolia, Punch Drunk Love and there will be Blood.
hahahaha pt just laughs at henry when he tries to make a political connection. i can see where hes comin from but pt's movie have always transcended that realm.
wow it's amazing to see two people having the sillest argument ever about a movie ...it just goes to tell you that people have empty lives they try to fill with arguments and disagreements.
Wow man...That was a good part. Why are you so angry at me mate. I was just making light of your cynicism...I probably shouldn't of. Suppose I'm sorry then.
Man what a cool, down to earth guy. Nothing Hollywood about him.
dsokoll9184 6 days ago
This guy is the man. Not a hint of pretentiousness for someone as talented as he is. I think that is the major difference between a self taught film-maker like PTA and some of the self important highly educated film folk.
eleventhsun 1 month ago
i'm just really happy to see people comparing P.T Anderson to Kubrick. feels good, man.
Mscarley 5 months ago 3
I like the "There might be blood" line. Actually when i saw this there were a few people that walked out of the theater. Losers.
CVargas 6 months ago
He has to be one of least egotistical directors I have ever seen.
TheHawkdaddy 7 months ago 6
Thanks for posting this... you rock!
bg365247 7 months ago
PTA and Kubrick are only alike in the fact that they both strive and succeed in making great cinema
kenm31388 7 months ago
@kenm31388 That is false.
bg365247 7 months ago
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kenm31388 7 months ago
1:00 I love paul's reaction to those type questions. he's always just like "you're overanalyzing my movie, i just wanna tell a great story"
ilikecheese1011 7 months ago 2
@ilikecheese1011 Eh, maybe...but you know, he's trying to answer the questions as best as possible. I don't think he's being cynical. he doesn't do a lot of recorded/edited interviews, mainly just Charlie Rose. He's a very sincere guy and I love his films & hey, you can't overanalyze the movie, it wasn't even made yet.
AtotheDamn 5 months ago
I've always thought that PT's films are more deeply felt than Kubrick's.
TheInvisibleCollege 7 months ago
There Will Be Blood is rightfully compared to Kubrick, it reminds me of the movies like "The Shining", the first half of the movie is just hypnotizing and builds tone and climaxes with madness in the second half. He really does remind me of Stanley Kubrick, hell, he even looks like a young Stanley Kubrick.
Ichiboy900 8 months ago
@Ichiboy900 I think you're clutching at straws really. But if you see him as a new Kubrick, then who am I to say he's not? Personally I don't think there's much likeness between them, except perhaps that they're both just as artistically successful as commercially, which is a hard feat. PTA is much more invested in the actors as people (unlike Kubrick), he doesn't make particular genre-pieces like Sci-fi or horror (unlike Kubrick) and he doesn't do 100 takes for everything (unlike Kubrick)
hampusheh 7 months ago
@hampusheh Obviously he has a different directing style, but the comparison really comes from the fact of how original that particular style is over other modern directors, it's that originality that reminds me of Kubrick. And even though he does have a distinctive style, he still manages to make a very different film every time, like Kubrick.
Ichiboy900 7 months ago
@DonRMB: I know!! However I fear one thing...it might not be as good as TWBB. That movie is a masterpiece (Also in my top 3), and it'll be really hard to surpass it.
lukaspukas1 8 months ago
He's filming "The Master" right now!!!!! Man I can not wait...
DonRMB 8 months ago
Great insight: "If we can just focus on the small things [the story of the relationship between Daniel Plainview and HW], the big things [the story of oil] might accidentally end up taking care of themselves."
SunspotPictures 8 months ago
Fuck what everyone is commenting- I'm just going to say it; PTA is better than Kubrick. Both as a filmmaker, writer, and person. He may not be as good as Scorsese yet, but give it time. He's still young.
CainMeadows 9 months ago
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CainMeadows 9 months ago
how come on every single PTA video i mean literally every single one someone has to compare him to kubrick, i almost feel as much as your complimenting PTA your also dragging kubrick's name through the mud, PTA's a great director but i feel like he shines as a writer and almost copies scorsese's use of angles and moving cameras almost hyjacking him rather than emulating him, i feel his original in terms of story but in regards to the actual films hes not doing anything innovative like kubrick
drstranglove79 10 months ago
@drstranglove79
that's because kubrick has done everything, no other filmmakers will do something "new innovative" anymore (thats what p.t. said btw).
he is the new kubrick in my eyes, he said he made his masterpiece with magnolia, but then there will be blood came along
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pheromoneaction 10 months ago
thsi guy never gives interviews and this is oen of them?
ned262626 10 months ago
I remember when There Will Be Blood first came out and everyone was drawing political conclusions from it. If you actually watch the film, none of that is there.
SirHprdgn 10 months ago
One of my personal heroes. People like him makes art go on.
AlbinusMakedonion 1 year ago
hard eight was his 1st movie, i think. one movie i've never seen, but heard john c. reilly stars in it.
angusbonscott 1 year ago
@angusbonscott yes its very good its on netflix you you have access to it
Ficas12 1 year ago
P T Anderson is God, he is the modern Kubrick. I love how his advice is just not give a shit about anything. Fucking Brilliant.
Iaintnobuster 1 year ago 13
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ASHBOX86 1 year ago
"Just don't give a fuck"
best advice
bailey1067 1 year ago
for people calling him the new Kubrick... i don't understand. Maybe if you only look at 'there will be blood', you can see some Kubrickian elements such as the stark far camera shots of the environment around the character as well as visual progression substituting spoken word. I don't see any connection in his other films, though. It feels almost as if his others are all closely related in directorial and thematic style, but 'there will be blood' is something much unlike his past works
thatwaskindofrude 1 year ago
@thatwaskindofrude I actually think along with There will be blood, Punch Drunk Love has a lot of Kubrickian elements with the quirky characters, weird camera angles, dark humor, surrealistic imagery. However, even if you don't see similarities I think people are just comparing their uniqueness and brilliance when they discuss the two.
badskroy71 1 year ago
@badskroy71 interesting. perhaps I owe punch-drunk love a rewatch. Thanks for the inspiration
thatwaskindofrude 1 year ago
i find it very queer that people keep calling this guy arrogant, he's very personable!
kibbss 1 year ago 2
after first watching the "pizza interview", he comes across as arrogant in this one, realizes it in the last 30 seconds, and tries to apologize by saying "i love this show" when earlier he demonstrated a clear disdain by telling Rollins: "I don't know HOW you drew those conNECtions!" for a film he hadn't even begun shooting! forget 'bout it.
Vaipan 1 year ago
@Vaipan im pretty sure the comment about 'drew those connections' was sarcasm on Anderson's part.
TheMurePolly 1 year ago
definately one of the best potential in Hollywood right now. He has released a string of solid movies (i.e. Boogie Nights, Magnolia, There Will Be Blood) but he hasn't made a great film yet, but i have high hopes
getlikemc 1 year ago
@getlikemc
that's not giving it them much credit just calling them 'good'.
i bet you haven't even seen PDL...
gangstalee713 1 year ago
@gangstalee713 Uh yea i have bud. I've seen every single one of his films, most twice. Sorry if i wasn't clear when I called his films good, they're certainly more than that. After thinking about it, I can say that 'There Will Be Blood' is a great movie, most thanks goes to Mr. Daniel Day Lewis for that. As far as Punch Drunk Love goes, I thought it was a comedy before I saw it (it was a Sandler movie, of course,) but it was really a very serious drama, which through me off a bit.
getlikemc 1 year ago
PTA seems to be the foremost technician in hollywood these days. his sense of aesthetic is classic and spralling. he is certainly a formalist's wet dream.
barrytron3030 1 year ago
what a liar
bakanbi 1 year ago
PTA is easily one of the best directors to ever live. How he works is so great, and his films are so masterful its unbelievable. He defiantly draws from Kubrick (one of my all time favorites) and I can see him being ranked along side him in a couple of years.
andrew5060 1 year ago
Hahah, PT Anderson makes Rollins look like an idiot here lol. Notice how Rollins immediately attempts to politicize the film, meanwhile PT is like "Ummm, No. Sorry, HR, its not about George W Bush."
fullclip16117 1 year ago 4
An idiotic semi-literate manchild interviewing a modern cinematic genius. Thank you, ifc.
PerversionsOfNature 1 year ago
@PerversionsOfNature Well aren't you precious?
eqopa 1 year ago 2
@eqopa Ha ha, agreed! He sounds like a film critic...Sorry, I should say Perversions is a.."...pious pedagogic primate, proliferating pedantic prose in pursuance of praise and prostration from primitive presences whom he percieves as profoundly plebeian and proletarian in perspicacity when paralleled to his personal profusion of percipience."
discoverydavid 1 year ago
@discoverydavid P.S. Please persons pinpoint or precise 'Pendrickie..Polish-Pirate" pastoral...What the phuck?
discoverydavid 1 year ago
@PerversionsOfNature weak
meeces13 1 year ago
@PerversionsOfNature i agree...he sounds like a moron
frodohair992 1 year ago
I love the interviewer's reaction when PTA mentions Penderecki. I agree with 'godfatherofwiseguys' that no one could quite anticipate just exactly what was coming their way with 'There Will Be Blood'. It truly is a unique film - the best of the decade, in my opinion. Also, 'godfatherofthewiseguys' has one of the best user names I've yet seen...
brighdaylen 2 years ago 2
Having trouble hearing what film he says he saw.. Anyone know? Treasure something..
MarlonJonsson 2 years ago
I'm pretty sure he says Treasure of Sierra the Madre.
IAmMattLewis 2 years ago
Treasure of Sierra Madre with Humphrey Bogart. Great classic!
adp023 2 years ago
@MarlonJonsson
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.
AStopMotionChannel 2 years ago
1. There Will Be Blood
2. Boogie Nights
3. Magnolia
4. Punch-Drunk Love
5. Hard Eight
brickbusterful 2 years ago 4
@brickbusterful coffee and cigarettes...
carcillian 2 years ago
@carcillian im listing his movies, not half hour shorts, but yes, i have seen that
brickbusterful 2 years ago
Magnolia, such a beautiful moive.
Deltidsharmonisk 2 years ago 4
WHAT A GREAT INTERVIEW!!! LOVE THIS!
audijeep 2 years ago
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lol henry rollins is an idiot. PTA is awesome
OscarMaris 2 years ago
i think no one, even the interviewer, saw what was comming. Before, his films was sort of an ensemble Robert Altman type of films. but with There Will Be Blood, not only did he depart from his usual style of films, his starting to form a Kubrick like route. even in Punch-Drunk Love, little hints of Kubrick is there. Now with There Will Be Blood, he cements his legacy in Cinema forever.
godfatherofwiseguys 2 years ago 15
its so sad that Robert Altman died a few months after this interview :(
Also I am really happy that PTA dedicated there will be blood in his memory :)
ilyaontv 2 years ago
PTA's seating position reminds me of an old Crowley photo.
deadkiddreaming 2 years ago
I really hope he doesn't wait another five years until his next film.
Then again, if the end result is anywhere near as good as Blood, it'll be worth the wait
dan564891 2 years ago 3
i wish there were more pta interviews online, i could just spend all day listening to the dude talk
thewhiteafrican 2 years ago 4
lol PTA is just like dude im just trying to make a story about character, not preach on the rise of capitalism in industrial america.
gta345 2 years ago
It's a pretty uneducated argument I guess. It's petty and silly, who cares?
jbrose55 2 years ago
What is better? How can one director be better than the other? Do you mean the method by which they express their ideas? Or the mastery of their craft? Or their abilities as a story-teller? How can anyone compare two artists?
cantc23 2 years ago
Before I get attacked by all you other fellow movie nerds, let me rethink some of the things I typed. I stand by what I say about Eyes Wide Shut. Punch-Drunk Love is better than the second half of Full Metal Jacket, the first half is great. At the very least we can agree that Kubrik and PT are two of the all time greats.
jbrose55 2 years ago
No, P.T. Anderson hasn't done anything of 2001 Space Odyssey caliber yet. And he hasn't done anything to totally shake the foundation like Clockwork Orange or Dr. Strangelove.
Give him more time and we'll see but I don't think he's comparable yet. He's a legend but he's not mythical quite yet.
TheSZimmer 2 years ago
I dunno. I think some people dismiss modern filmmakers because they're exactly that, modern. I guess in 25 years PTA can be appreciated as much as Kubrick is now. In fairness well anything ever be on an even keel with with 2001? lol
jbrose55 2 years ago
I agree. PTA is very, very good but he is also pretty derivative of a lot of other directors. Which isn't a negative in and of itself, but Kubrick made brilliant films that were also true originals. To be honest, the only modern American director I would call a genius on the level of Kubrick is Aronofsky. PTA may well be there someday though.
avooslwuthoqquan 2 years ago
i can tell he is one of the greatest directors of all time just by watching his movies up till now. of course he gonna make a lot more great movies in order to match the accomplishments of other great directors, but i can tell already.
93johnk 2 years ago
@TheSZimmer i think he did. Before, in the 2nd half of the 90s plus the early 2000s, he's sort of the "One of the best". but with There Will Be Blood, which is getting better in time, he now stands at the top of cinema.
godfatherofwiseguys 2 years ago
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Eyes Wide Shut is fucking garbage. How can anyone compare it to Punch-Drunk Love? That is nuts. I think Punch-Drunk Love is a masterpiece, I don't think a lot of people got it. it's better than Full Metal Jacket too.
jbrose55 2 years ago
It's better than Full Metal Jacket?? There's no comparison because they're nothing alike. Not the same genre, same message, or anything.
DrunkyMcLushLives 2 years ago
PTA is better than Fincher - fact !
Boogie Nights is better than Fight Club - fact!
dan564891 2 years ago
Fight Club- better moral
PSCFilms12 2 years ago
are you saying that fighting in secret underground clubs is better than making cheesy porn films ???
dan564891 2 years ago
No, i'm not. Fight Club- not just about fighting in secret underground clubs. Boogie Nights- Not cheesy porn film, grow up man, and maybe sop watching the television with your ass.
PSCFilms12 2 years ago 2
okay....... what ?
dan564891 2 years ago
Don't worry, the last bit wans't nessecary but yeah...
PSCFilms12 2 years ago
ugh fanboy, where did you pull those facts? out of your ass?
kitchen867 2 years ago
what facts ?
dan564891 2 years ago
that's what i thought
kitchen867 2 years ago
your telling me you prefer fight club?
dan564891 2 years ago
@dan564891 totally agree with you.
remobabugadu 1 year ago
This guy is a fucking legend, probably the new Kubrick, did you see the interview where he is eating pizza?
detriplea 2 years ago 60
Could you give a link to that interview? You have me intrigued. ha.
BenjaminAConner 2 years ago
"Get your pizza, man!"
GeddyYeti2112 2 years ago
@detriplea where is the pizza interview???
hellyeahfucker 1 year ago
@hellyeahfucker
it is titled: Paul Thomas Anderson Interview - Part 1 of 3 , and he eats the pizza from 2:52,
Enjoy
detriplea 1 year ago
@detriplea That might very well true, considering the rate of how often he makes a film. Like Kubrick, he takes his time.
lukaspukas1 1 year ago
@detriplea Kubrick was an innovator. This guy is a plagiarist.
tabber87 10 months ago
@detriplea I don't get why people compare PTA to Kubrick... They're nothing alike. PTA is much more like Robert Altman imo. But I get what you're trying to say
hampusheh 8 months ago
@detriplea his films without a doubt contain intelligence, creativity, heart, and huge amounts of ambition. Though I think he has yet to create his masterpiece. Though I do like the way he takes time to craft his films. All of them feel very polished and fulfilled in terms of vision.
xombimonkey 8 months ago
@detriplea No! Where is it? (Thanks!)
charlesjreeser 6 months ago
what was the music he was referring to?
tmacblue02 2 years ago
I must reiterate. PTA is THE premiere auteur of our times. To be so vibrant and encapsulating visually and also such a natural writer (never self-imposes style like Tarantino.) I see him as somewhere between Kubrick and Altman.
AlassPoorYoric 2 years ago 3
Yea -- WHEN IS HIS NEXT MOVIE OUT!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
Cinematicbrilliance 2 years ago
PTA is so vastly talented. to have both immense directing and writing skill is rare.
FunBoy15 2 years ago 12
Not to mention that amazing performance he drew out of Daniel Day-Lewis!! DDL's a great actor but I believe PTA had a lot to do w/getting that character just right.
tommyt1971 2 years ago
Couldnt have put it better myself...
Iaintnobuster 2 years ago
@FunBoy15 Totally agree about PTA but i was thinking to my self if those two are connected somehow... I mean you know, a good director should have a writing skill.
gioelio 10 months ago
Jonny Greenwood ended up doing a wonderful job on the soundtrack, and his work sounded like it was HEAVILY influenced by Penderecki
Flood7Productions 2 years ago 5
Liked it so much, I bought it! It's moody, mysterious, scary... just amazing.
tommyt1971 2 years ago
PT is brilliant. But I think Terrence Malick is closer to Kubrick. Watch out for The Tree Of Life.
AndrewMann552 2 years ago 2
i will never be able to take Henry Rollins seriously. the way he talks with such specific diction is hilarious sometimes, like when he says "what is it about her music that speaks to you in a cinematic sense?" i had to laugh.
jakespick 2 years ago 2
I know exactly what you mean.
khanflesh 2 years ago
p.t. anderson and always will be the best. he's definately the next Kubrick.
jakespick 3 years ago 7
Yea, he definately is the next Kubrick, he takes so long to begin his next project!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL
Cinematicbrilliance 2 years ago 8
I love PT but kubrick he is not kubrick would have never made punch drunk love
naturegirlygirl 2 years ago
Haha I've never seen punch drunk love but it looks quirky -- did he write it?
Cinematicbrilliance 2 years ago
Wrote and Directed...........I will say one good thing about it he got a performance out of Adam Sandler that no one else ever could
naturegirlygirl 2 years ago 6
Are you sure?
Kubrick made whatever interested him.
Punch drunk love takes a long time to soak in.
Bebbar 2 years ago
Ok so maybe Eyes wide shut was kubrick punch drunk love
naturegirlygirl 2 years ago
If anyone has the one where he interviews kevin smith can you post it please.
maximusman4 3 years ago
Two American icons of intellectuaslism on screen. PTA is a THE genius of contemporary film for me. His films are so distinct and vibrant. Anyone know where I can find his first one?
AlassPoorYoric 3 years ago 3
Err... Amazon
xContaminatedx 2 years ago
The last question Henry Rollins asked PTA made me smile. To hear one of your favorite directors say, "just don't give a fuck" as a word of advice in creating film- that's badass.
intothenebula 3 years ago 2
He is a very talented filmmaker who could easily rise to become one the best directors of his generation. Hollywood, keep your eyes peeled.
Guigley 3 years ago 25
He already is.
lilblig77 3 years ago 8
@Guigley He's already there. His last four films have been outstanding.
dashofchutmeg 1 year ago
@Guigley could become? he already is.
gtron30 1 year ago
Henry Rollins is a great American. Smart, intelligent and thoughtful. He's not full of baloney like so many other musicians.
haasxaar 3 years ago 4
You know what I appreciate about this interview? THe fact that there is not pretentiousness.
I always fear watching interviews with intellects because of the phoniness,and this interview had neither.
Such a relief. I really admire PTA. What a great director.
I have never seen a more generous director who gives his actors free reign.
He is great. I always look forward to his movies.
IguanaLuvr 3 years ago 8
"Don't give a fuck" - damn right...
dimabbq 3 years ago 6
PTA says "Yeah!" so funny at 0:04.
RingoWinfrey 3 years ago 4
haha! i found that funny too!!
doyeah 3 years ago
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I hate it when people have to overly use hand gestures when they talk.
eatpork 3 years ago
They mispronounced Penderecki.
NegOedipal 3 years ago
how do you pronounce it?
BadlyDrawnGenitalia 3 years ago
Like Wayne Gretzky. Penderetzki. Because it's Polish, in the Polish language "ck" is pronounced "tzk" or "tsk."
NegOedipal 3 years ago 2
What a pleasent interview to watch. Much respect for PT Anderson.
caltrof 3 years ago 8
Much respect for PT and Henry!
mateus2 3 years ago 2
Henry!!! How could i forget Henry?!
caltrof 3 years ago
I like his comment around 8:40. That's true no matter what industry you're trying to get into. It's hard to start anything with confidence, especially when more experienced folks question you. Nice to hear his perspective on it. Sometimes it's simply a difference of opinion. :)
akat32 3 years ago 5
at this point he hadn't thought about using Jonny Greenwood. Glad he did.
tubinonyou 4 years ago 7
It's amazing how these liberal assholes think every move is a critique about corparate America.
zzzztop 4 years ago
agree this film is a character study not political it shows how greed and power corrupts
ROCKER86 3 years ago 3
greed and power hasn't corrupted government...hmm
mondty 3 years ago
Look, it doesn't take a whole lot of thinking to turn a movie or a book into a political allegory these days. It's become the cheap interpretation (quite frankly, too cheap in the case of TWBB).
And as subjective as art is, I still think it's kind of a slap in PTA's face to pull that shit out of the movie when he's explicitly said there's no ulteriority to it.
Rocker86 had it right, it's a study of an individual. I walked out of the theatre thinking about myself, not the government.
torman9421 3 years ago 4
I agree, it's so obnoxious that with every statement someone makes it's led to either malevolent capitalists or the decline of the environment.
Maarttttt 3 years ago 3
Two great guys. Love them both! Paul T Anderson is the best!
54spiritedwill54 4 years ago
Aqui está el futuro del cine
jmnolan85 4 years ago
This must have been filmed not long before Altman's death... Damn shame.
enigma19833 4 years ago 4
Amazing director, cigarettes & coffee, sydney (hard eight), boogie nights, magnolia, punch-drunk love, there will be blood... I think punch-drunk is one of his best with magnolia and there will..., please discuss this. With gondry, fincher, aronofsky, ritchie, glazer and ferrara, his one of the very best of the young directors of today.. sheers. Hope he does movies more often, even do I understand his way of work, maybe is his system.
vicotino 4 years ago
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Rollins is sooo counter-culture. He really thinks he's against the 'System'. Wake-up call Henry.. you ARE the mainstream.
stargazzerr 4 years ago
Such a talent! There Will Be Blood is so amazing. Sucks that No Country for Old Men came out the same year, otherwise Blood would sweep.
bigpunholla 4 years ago 3
No Country is pretty damn good, IMO.
hanshotfirst1138 4 years ago 2
i meant as opposed to....wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
alessandrokaka1 4 years ago
i like TWBB better then no country but thats just me!
alessandrokaka1 4 years ago 4
I like Blood better than No Country myself. I just think No Country is the favorite and that's fine cause its a hell of a movie, but it sucks for Blood.
bigpunholla 4 years ago 7
then you should support the movie you really think is the best as supposed to going with the flow.....wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
alessandrokaka1 4 years ago
I'm not, i'm openly rooting for There Will Be Blood to win Best Actor, Director and Best Picture along with a few others. I just think the favorite among hollywood and voters is No Country for Old Men.
bigpunholla 4 years ago
I dont care what the oscars or any other pretentious award shows think. Both films were great, but I think TWBB had more character to it, and I found it more interesting. Im also a HUUUUGE PT fan. Coens are good, Lebowski and Fargo are classics. But for me personally I love PT and especially this film. Black Flag is good too.
videoguyy 4 years ago
Paul Thomas Anderson is one of the best young directors today. The performances he pulls out of actors is huge. Many actors are looking to work with him. Just look at his movies that he as directed. Boogy Nights, Magnolia, Punch Drunk Love and there will be Blood.
Sinnerswing 4 years ago 3
hahahaha pt just laughs at henry when he tries to make a political connection. i can see where hes comin from but pt's movie have always transcended that realm.
barry06 4 years ago
wow it's amazing to see two people having the sillest argument ever about a movie ...it just goes to tell you that people have empty lives they try to fill with arguments and disagreements.
closer84e 4 years ago
PTA, PTA, PTA, PTA, PTA!
kassi420 4 years ago 2
PTA is hands down one of the most original and talented and underrated directors of the past decade. Excellent writer
Templar613 4 years ago
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fnchrstphr 4 years ago
HAHAHA...God I love the internet.
fastermeaner 4 years ago 2
You are such a turd.
cgoodbeard 4 years ago
I feel bad for this guy...fnch...Find some beauty of life. PT is a great director...
pavement27 4 years ago
yawn
fnchrstphr 4 years ago
I'm not trying ti entertain you fnchstphr....ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED!!!
pavement27 4 years ago
How soon will you be threatening to drink my milkshake?
fnchrstphr 4 years ago
Wow man...That was a good part. Why are you so angry at me mate. I was just making light of your cynicism...I probably shouldn't of. Suppose I'm sorry then.
pavement27 4 years ago