Paul Thomas Anderson and Elvis Mitchell on "There will be blood" (The Treatment)

This is a radio interview made by Elvis Mitchell to the director P.T.Anderson in january of 2008.

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[WoodsUlmann]

I love critics... 'we don't know early on what his motivation is'. Why, because he didn't SAY what it is? The motivation was pretty clear - FIND OIL... MAKE MONEY SELLING OIL.

[jswinder]

Note: When Eli Sunday was leaving the train station for his "mission", it is clear to see that Daniel Plainview is upset about his departure. This to me goes hand in hand with what you're saying. It's not about the money, but the competition and his utter destruction of it. He wants nothing to escape his wrath. He only survives under the pressure of his enemies. When Eli leaves, it leaves him with less competition and less of a will. He feels Eli is escaping him for something better.

[Kickthebaby01]

2007 was such a good year for movies.

[moviemanwill]

punch drunk love > there will be blood

[sellout87]

@ned262626 who gives a shit? its irrelevent to everything

[malows1234]

@BrideAndGroomFilmsHD lol he got 70 million dollars for inception, i think we can agree that with 70 million you can pay microsoft's powerbill for 1000000 years. he doesn't need the money period. there is nothing you can do with 200 million dollars that you can't do with 70. nobody needs to be that greedy about it. i mean filmmaking is not a bussiness like a microsoft. filmmaking is a art.

[BrideAndGroomFilmsHD]

@malows1234 "he is probly only doing batman 3 for the money." Yeah, millionaire directors make films for money. What, he needs to pay his electricity bill?

[ECHALE2000]

paul thomas anderson is a brilliant director. there will be blood is the best movie of the decade

[ned262626]

@haribo687 was pt a coke head?

[gustovo134]

Memento > Inception

[qazwsx913]

i think nolan is a little more than an alright director,i thought inception was amazing, how was inception dumbed down? inception could have only been made as a blockbuster, how would he have been able to pull that movie off with a 15 million dollar budget? it wouldnt have been possible

[malows1234]

@JesusCristo2002 oh nolan is an alrite director, dont really admire directors who make mainstream blockbuster, not a lot of courage involved. thats why i didn't like inception, it was dumbed down. but memento prestige very well made. but nolan needs to stop with the batman bullshit, and go back to the indie films where he shined his true genius. he is probly only doing batman 3 for the money. arghhhhhhhhhhhhhh its sad wat hollywood does to a talented man i tell you sir.