It just bums me out when some people hear 'documentary,' and they think 'Blackfish.' — John Wilson Copy Share Image
My obsession with documentary coincided with this job I had where I worked for a private investigator for about a year after… — John Wilson Copy Share Image
I've seen 'Endless Summer' more than any other documentary. I don't even like surfing, but I just love Bruce Brown's positivity. He's… — John Wilson Copy Share Image
A lot of documentaries are about something that already happened, but I think people are kind of afraid to let the story… — John Wilson Copy Share Image
I feel like so much of what passes as documentary or reality TV is just so over-edited, and you don't get a… — John Wilson Copy Share Image
The documentary in reality very much operates with these stereotypes in mind. You're either good or evil, you're either righteous or a… — John Wilson Copy Share Image
I organize all my footage by the date it was shot, and then arrange everything in a timeline once I begin a project. I… — John Wilson Copy Share
Sometimes people are very kind of uptight and they're not really sure how to behave, but after time they open up sometimes. I have… — John Wilson Copy Share
I think that obsessively documenting everything sometimes gives me a reason to go out and experience things. — John Wilson Copy Share
You can tell immediately if someone wants to be recorded or not. And in that moment, when they give you an inch and you… — John Wilson Copy Share
The guy that taught me how to cook risotto lives right down the street and I see him all the time. I go to… — John Wilson Copy Share
I got sick and tired of my lady wearing ugly underwear to bed, so I turned to the Internet. — John Wilson Copy Share
You know, I've struggled with a certain amount of social anxiety throughout my life, and the best tool that I feel like one could… — John Wilson Copy Share
I don't know what kind of lobotomy they get in advertising school, but they find bits of pop culture or art that has a… — John Wilson Copy Share
There's a psychotic amount of footage that I get. I watch 100 percent of it from every single camera department, including my own stuff.… — John Wilson Copy Share
Ron Howard is just a funny legacy director. As a film nerd, he's kind of a funny person to valorize. — John Wilson Copy Share
