Quotes by Paul Schrader

• I still think like a critic, and I still analyze films like a critic. However, it's not possible to write criticism if you're making films.
• Ultimately, it's an illusion that you can understand yourself.
• Those artists who say that somehow therapy or analysis will thwart their creativity are completely misinformed. It's absolutely the opposite: it opens closed doors.
• I want to be happy; why do I do things that make me unhappy?