Comments on: Watch: Please Stop Asking Paul Thomas Anderson If Tom Cruise Has Seen ‘The Master’

By: nightgoat72

nightgoat72 — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:58:20 +0000

People calling PTA an asshole just mystifies me. He's the nicest, most down-to-earth guy. I've actually met him, and he was really, really cool and genuine. He seems genuinely appreciative that people like his work. His response in this situation was totally justified, and he wasn't even rude about it. He called her out on her tasteless interviewing and let her know where the boundaries are.

By: Alan

Alan — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:58:20 +0000

PTA is interesting because there always seems to be something dickish about him, even when he is kinda right. The stories around his first film suggest that he has an entitlement problem, and his cocaine use is documented. (Moreover, he wished cancer upon David Fincher). Bishop's a moron (and some of the other Australian interviewers asked stupid questions, too), but I struggle to understand why HAS TO answer these concerns with upmost venom. He's trying to market his own film: is it THAT hard for him to answer these questions with courtesy?

By: Chopsocky Hillbilly

Chopsocky Hillbilly — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:58:20 +0000

The arrogance of interviewers never ceases to amaze…"well, my viewers don't [know the answer]." She got served and deserved every bit of salted phlegm on that spoon.

By: AE

AE — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:58:20 +0000

All the scientology talk was a ruse, more than anything the cult in the film resembled Lee Strasberg's method, there's an emotional memory scene and the disagreement that fractured The Cause between imagined truth and real truth is the same split that happened with The Method. I'm not surprised he's had enough of being questioned about Cruise, it sums up the general misunderstanding and confusion that's greeted the film.

By: anguanop

anguanop — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:58:20 +0000

Ha ha. Well as usual the title of the article is much more exciting than the content! Good for him. More people should stand their ground like that.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:58:20 +0000

In 30 seconds PTA just became the hero of anyone who has ever had to do an interview ever. Also he didn't even get mad at all he was even kind of smiling as he said it

By: Jack

Jack — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:58:20 +0000

Poor guy. He puts in the time to write 200 pages of original material and then spends years getting it made and making the flick all for people to just dismiss it as "that scientology picture", and when his years of hard work finally pay off all these people do it ask him questions and questions about Tom Cruise?

By: TACE

TACE — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:58:20 +0000

Angela Bishop is probably one of the worst interviewers in Australia. So many of her questions are groan-inducing and make me embarrassed to be in the same country.

By: cirkusfolk

cirkusfolk — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:58:20 +0000

I thought he was more than polite in his response. Given the headline I thought it was going to be more volitial than that. PTA is super cool.

By: dudeabides

dudeabides — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:58:20 +0000

saw this a while ago…freakin hilarious! PTA is the man

By: Another Tom

Another Tom — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:58:20 +0000

That clip was cut to make PTA seem like an asshole but I think Bishop is the asshole here. PTA is the man!

By: Rich

Rich — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:58:20 +0000

Good for him. If you're going to interview someone, probably best to check what questions to avoid.

By: bohmer

bohmer — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:58:20 +0000

I love this man, he's genuine.

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:58:20 +0000

is it possible to like this guy any more than I already do? seems like a perfectly fine response at this stage in the game. also, that poster is better than the domestic one sheet in my opinion.