Paul Thomas Anderson on Pursuing Filmmaking, Loving Adam Sandler, and Making ‘Boogie Nights’ (Ep. 306)

HBO and The Ringer‘s Bill Simmons is joined by filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson and Ringer editor in chief Sean Fennessey to discuss the changing landscape of selling movies (10:00), dropping out of college to pursue filmmaking dreams (20:00), working with Burt Reynolds (35:00), the art form of DVD commentary (45:00), the comedic genius of Adam Sandler (54:00), the intense setting while shooting The Master (1:07:00), and writing scripts on Microsoft Word (1:18:00).