Alan Rudolph

“Movies are a voyeuristic experience. You have to make the audience feel like they are peeking in on someone's life.”

“Every film is a puzzle. You have all these pieces, and you have to make them fit together.”

“I've tried to make every film a different experience.”

“Welcome to L.A., the city of self-invention, where you are what you own, what you do, and who you know.”

“I make personal films. I'm not interested in making a film for 10-year-olds.”

“Life is a B-movie. You don't want to leave in the middle of it but you don't want to see it again.”

“My theme is, 'We're all in this together, and we're all alone.'”

“All my characters are looking for home, whatever they conceive that to be.”

“I don't think in terms of genres. I think in terms of stories.”

“For me, the music is as important as the dialogue.”

“The best acting is when you're not aware of the actor. You're just in the story.”