Paul Mazursky - biography

“The one thing that’s closest to my story is the thing about trying out for the juvenile delinquent role and getting it.  That was the start of my acting career...  which I’ve resumed, by the way.”

“California is an island, and New York’s an island.  Maybe it’s time for me to change islands.”

“I don’t like movies that are morally simple.”

“I wonder if that’s hurt me at the box office.  Maybe audiences these days want to know exactly what to expect when they go into a movie, and my movies are hard to explain in just one way.”

“One thing I know is that I don’t want to be a director for hire, making genre films.”

“Even when I begin with a situation that’s basically funny or sad, I like to keep poking around in it.  I like to get into the middle of a relationship, to explore the subtle places.”

“I wish in my own mind I were more definite - that I was absolutely convinced I’d never direct someone else’s script, but I keep reading scripts, because I might find something.”

Paul Mazursky has appeared in the following films:
Fear and Desire (1953)
Blackboard Jungle (1955)
I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! (1968)
Alex in Wonderland (1970)
The Other Side of the Wind (1972)
Blume in Love (1973)
A Star Is Born (1976)
An Unmarried Woman (1978)
A Man, a Woman and a Bank (1979)
An Almost Perfect Affair (1979)
History of the World: Part I (1981)
Moscow on the Hudson (1984)
Into the Night (1985)
Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986)
Moon Over Parador (1988)
Punchline (1988)
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (1989)
Scenes from a Mall (1991)
Man Trouble (1992)
Carlito’s Way (1993)
Love Affair (1994)
Miami Rhapsody (1995)
2 Days in the Valley (1996)
Faithful (1996)
Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1998)
Crazy in Alabama (1999)
Da wan (2001)
The Majestic (2001)
Cattle Call (2006)


Paul Mazursky directed the following films:
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969)
Alex in Wonderland (1970)
Blume in Love (1973)
Harry and Tonto (1974)
Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976)
An Unmarried Woman (1978)
Willie and Phil (1980)
Tempest (1982)
Moscow on the Hudson (1984)
Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986)
Moon Over Parador (1988)
Scenes from a Mall (1991)
The Pickle (1993)
Faithful (1996)


Paul Mazursky contributed to the screenplay for the following films:
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969)
Alex in Wonderland (1970)
Blume in Love (1973)
Harry and Tonto (1974)
Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976)
An Unmarried Woman (1978)
Willie and Phil (1980)
Tempest (1982)
Moscow on the Hudson (1984)
Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986)
Moon Over Parador (1988)
Scenes from a Mall (1991)
The Pickle (1993)