Paul Schrader was born in 1946 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He and his brother, Leonard, found an outlet in storytelling during a strict upbringing. Schrader is one of the most prolific and successful screenwriters in Hollywood, penning such classics as Raging Bull, The Last Temptation of Christ, and of course, Taxi Driver
"When I set out to write the script I thought it was about loneliness. As I wrote it I realized it was about something a little different and more interesting: self-imposed loneliness; a syndrome of behavior that reinforces itself. And the touchstones of that kind of behavior are all kinds of contradictory impulses. Puristanism & pornography at the same time...'I've got to get healthy' while popping pills at the same time...That dreadful diet...It's full of these things that he does to make sure he'll never get to where he's going...so he can reinforce his own doomed condition."
He has also had great success as a director, sitting at the helm of such films as Blue Collar, Light Sleeper, and the Academy Award winning, Affiliction.
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