“I have a feeling, one of those gut feelings, that I’ll make pretty good movies the rest of my life. And maybe I’ll make some clunkers, maybe I’ll make some winners.”

—Paul Thomas Anderson

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Paul Thomas Anderson photographed by Sarah Lee

The Master (2012). Man is not an animal. We are not a part of the animal kingdom. We sit far above that crown, perched as spirits, not beasts. I have unlocked and discovered a secret to living in these bodies that we hold.

“I’m going to bury you underground, Eli.”

If you figure out a way to live without a master, any master, be sure to let the rest of us know, for you would be the first in the history of the world.

“I’ve abandoned my child!”