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> [There's no point in making something if you're not falling in love with the people you're filming and you want them to really enjoy you being around. It would be weird if, when you're making a film, you don't think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-longinotto/there-s-no-point-in-making-something-if-you-re-not-falling-in-love/)

[Kim Longinotto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-longinotto/)

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## Other authors on Best ever

## More by Kim Longinotto

> [The magic of documentary is that I keep being surprised and amazed by the things I film.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-longinotto/the-magic-of-documentary-is-that-i-keep-being-surprised-and-amazed-by/)

[Kim Longinotto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-longinotto/)

> [I meet all these American filmmakers that film for months and months, and it's a mystery to me. I couldn't make a film like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-longinotto/i-meet-all-these-american-filmmakers-that-film-for-months-and-months/)

[Kim Longinotto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-longinotto/)

> [I don't make 'issue' films. I like making films about rebels or pioneers or people that are doing something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-longinotto/i-don-t-make-issue-films-i-like-making-films-about-rebels-or-pioneers/)

[Kim Longinotto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-longinotto/)

> [It makes it very easy. I have a beginning, middle, and end, and I don't film for long - about 20 hours usually for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-longinotto/it-makes-it-very-easy-i-have-a-beginning-middle-and-end-and-i-don-t/)

[Kim Longinotto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-longinotto/)

> [It's always scary making a film as I never set anything up or ask anyone to do anything, so I worry that we'll find…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-longinotto/it-s-always-scary-making-a-film-as-i-never-set-anything-up-or-ask/)

[Kim Longinotto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-longinotto/)

> [I don't have any advice at all. I think we all make the films that reflect the kind of people we are; we all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-longinotto/i-don-t-have-any-advice-at-all-i-think-we-all-make-the-films-that/)

[Kim Longinotto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-longinotto/)

> [I want every scene to feel electric and I try to finish the filming period with a clear trajectory: a beginning, a middle, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-longinotto/i-want-every-scene-to-feel-electric-and-i-try-to-finish-the-filming/)

[Kim Longinotto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-longinotto/)

> [I know that sounds contradictory - you're going on a journey, but once you know who your characters are, you become more disciplined and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-longinotto/i-know-that-sounds-contradictory-you-re-going-on-a-journey-but-once/)

[Kim Longinotto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-longinotto/)

> [I watch mainly fiction. The films I like watching are films where you see people change, like with Boyhood. You see a moment in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-longinotto/i-watch-mainly-fiction-the-films-i-like-watching-are-films-where-you/)

[Kim Longinotto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-longinotto/)

> [I remember very clearly when I found my first soulmate, it was actually in my late 20s, that wonderful feeling of being accepted by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-longinotto/i-remember-very-clearly-when-i-found-my-first-soulmate-it-was/)

[Kim Longinotto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-longinotto/)

> [Personally, I don't like watching films about victims - people where you're meant to think, 'Oh, this is terrible,' and you go home feeling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-longinotto/personally-i-don-t-like-watching-films-about-victims-people-where-you/)

[Kim Longinotto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-longinotto/)

> [People want black and white answers, but it's not one thing or another. I think the only way we're going to make good things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-longinotto/people-want-black-and-white-answers-but-it-s-not-one-thing-or-another/)

[Kim Longinotto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-longinotto/)

> [Those are the films I want to make. I don't want to make a film about, "Oh, those poor prostitutes!" Or "Oh, isn't it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-longinotto/those-are-the-films-i-want-to-make-i-don-t-want-to-make-a-film-about/)

[Kim Longinotto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-longinotto/)

> [I try to make films where the audience forgets the filmmaking and gets engrossed in the story as it unfolds. I don't want them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-longinotto/i-try-to-make-films-where-the-audience-forgets-the-filmmaking-and/)

[Kim Longinotto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-longinotto/)

> [I don't want the people I'm with on this journey to feel like I'm filming them all the time. I don't want them to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-longinotto/i-don-t-want-the-people-i-m-with-on-this-journey-to-feel-like-i-m/)

[Kim Longinotto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-longinotto/)

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