Mike Wallace's interviews may make great television, but they don't produce great evidence. — Errol Morris Copy Share Image
My stuff always starts with interviews. I start interviewing people, and then slowly but surely, a movie insinuates itself. — Errol Morris Copy Share Image
Interviews, when they are just simply an exercise in hearing what you want to hear, are of no interest. — Errol Morris Copy Share Image
One of the strengths of my interviews is that I really, honest to God, have no idea what people are going to… — Errol Morris Copy Share Image
There is a documentary element in my films, a very strong documentary element, but by documentary element, I mean an element that's… — Errol Morris Copy Share Image
This uses a lens system, which I have used for years in various different ways, but I've never used it in the… — Errol Morris Copy Share Image
I've done interviews in one day that went on for fifteen, sixteen hours. And at a certain point, the control over what… — Errol Morris Copy Share Image
I actually wanted to publish [ interview with Donald Trump about Citizen Kane] in the New York Times, but the circumstances under… — Errol Morris Copy Share Image
Interviews, when they are just simply an exercise in hearing what you want to hear, are of no interest. And many, many,… — Errol Morris Copy Share Image
God is greater than anything that man can do or has done. He is not undone by just a train of powder. "Our God… — Errol Morris Copy Share
In the case of The Thin Blue Line, I was surprised actually by many things. I was shooting down in Texas where the actual… — Errol Morris Copy Share
When 'The Thin Blue Line' came out, I was criticized by many people for using reenactments, as if I wasn't dedicated to the truth… — Errol Morris Copy Share
There is such a thing as truth, but we have a vested interest in not seeing it, in avoiding it. — Errol Morris Copy Share
Simply coming to the perpetrator and delivering the message is Nozick's definition of revenge. And in that sense, Adi is exacting revenge. When people… — Errol Morris Copy Share
The proper route to an understanding of the world is an examination of our errors about it. — Errol Morris Copy Share
The chance that any given sentence is a lie, rather than a truth, I think, is fairly great. An intentional lie, a self-deception, a… — Errol Morris Copy Share
I envy certain writers, because there are writers who do go into a kind of different zone, where the writing isn't controlled anymore. — Errol Morris Copy Share
Right now, we live in bad times in this country, and the fact that there are filmmakers addressing political and social issues is to… — Errol Morris Copy Share
You can talk about a caption underneath a photograph being true or false, because there is a linguistic element. You can claim that a… — Errol Morris Copy Share
Appearing on the front page of the New York Times even given the state of papers today is still something that's seen by a… — Errol Morris Copy Share
You can't tell by looking at a film-clip whether it is a drama or a documentary without knowing how it was produced. — Errol Morris Copy Share
Tell me what's wrong with this idea: If you're selling to somebody, find someone like that person to sell to them. If you're trying… — Errol Morris Copy Share
![“This uses a lens system, which I have used for years in various different ways, but I've never used it in the context of an interview. This is the very first time that I've done that. It's a lens called The Revolution, so it allowed me to interview Elsa [Dorfman] and actually operate the camera…” quote by Errol Morris](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/349/errol-morris-2512_cameras_this-uses-a-lens-system-which-i-have-use_2997204.jpg)
![“I actually wanted to publish [ interview with Donald Trump about Citizen Kane] in the New York Times, but the circumstances under which I did that movie made me vulnerable to a lawsuit and at this point in my career, I don't want to go there. But it's amazing.” quote by Errol Morris](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/1ff/errol-morris-2512_careers_i-actually-wanted-to-publish-interview-w_2920565.jpg)
