Cover -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chronology -- Filmography -- Writing and Directing Citizen Ruth: A Talk with Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor -- Tod Lippy / 1996 -- An Interview with Citizen Ruth Director Alexander Payne -- Angie Drobnic / 1997 -- Adapting and Directing Election: A Talk with Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor -- Annie Nocenti / 1999 -- Bringing on the Payne -- Jeffrey M. Anderson and Rob Blackwelder / 1999 -- Fresh Air Interview with Alexander Payne -- Terry Gross / 2003 -- About Schmidt Director Alexander Payne Does Have Something Interesting to Say -- Walter Chaw / 2003 -- Interview: Alexander Payne -- Jeff Otto / 2004 -- Interview: Alexander Payne -- Scott Tobias / 2004 -- Alexander Payne: Sideways -- Adrian Hennigan / 2005 -- Alexander Payne -- Kate Donnelly / 2005 -- Alexander Payne: Staying Straight While Making Sideways -- Brad Balfour / 2004 -- Alexander Payne: Sideways Glance at America -- Kenneth Turan / 2005 -- Alexander Payne Talks The Descendants, Clooney, Next Black and White Film, New Trailer -- Anne Thompson / 2011 -- Alexander Payne on The Descendants and Why It's a Minor Work -- Eric Kohn / 2011 -- Director's Chair: Alexander Payne's The Descendants -- Iain Blair / 2011 -- Filmmaker Alexander Payne on The Descendants -- Edward Douglas / 2011 -- Interview: Alexander Payne -- Scott Tobias / 2011 -- Payne Find His Way to The Descendants -- Marshall Fine / 2011 -- An Interview with Alexander Payne -- Glenn Kenny / 2011 -- Interview: Alexander Payne -- Dave Davies / 2011 -- Alexander Payne Talks The Descendants and His Next Two Projects, Nebraska and Wilson -- Christina Radish / 2011 -- Interview with Alexander Payne -- Charlie Rose / 2011 -- Alexander Payne Prefers Actors Who Can Communicate -- Jennelle Riley / 2011 -- The Lei of the Land: A Few Moments with Alexander Payne -- Christy Grosz / 2012.

Director of The Descendants, Alexander Payne, Talks Bristling Egos and Putting Life on Film -- Alanna J. Lawson / 2012 -- Omaha and the Perfect Ending: The Alexander Payne Interview -- Erich van Dussen / 2013 -- Film Director Alexander Payne: Greece "Energizes My DNA!" -- Demetrios Rhompotis / 2013 -- Whittling Birch Bark: A Conversation with Alexander Payne -- Julie Levinson / 2013 -- Director Alexander Payne on Nebraska -- Damian Houx / 2013 -- Additional Resources -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.