Twenty to thirty years ago, who was making documentary films? Nobody. Well, relatively few people. It was an art form that had… — Errol Morris Copy Share Image
Michael Moore announced that his next documentary film will attack the health care industry in America. He's not out to get the… — Argus Hamilton Copy Share Image
We tried to present the ordinary in an extraordinary manner. But that's the paradox because the only thing extraordinary about it was… — Ben Shahn Copy Share Image
From a young age, I wanted to play in the NBA. Oh well... It was when I was a senior in college… — Steve James Copy Share Image
I intend 'Dämmerung' to be an ironic meditation on the financial rewards of poetry and a tragicomic lament on the passing of… — Simon Armitage Copy Share Image
My friends adore 'TOWIE' - the TV documentary series, 'The Only Way is Essex.' They like it, I'm afraid, for the most… — Peter York Copy Share Image
We struck an unusual deal. I'll get to leave CNN with my catalog and documentaries. We were able to create a brand… — Soledad O'Brien Copy Share Image
When I think about the new film, I think I can do whatever I want with fiction, but the more documentary it… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Reality television hasn't killed documentaries, because there are so many great documentaries still being made, but it certainly has changed the landscape.… — Todd Phillips Copy Share Image
I make films about people with disabilities as well and I think this question is more relevant in regards to these documentaries… — Arthur Bradford Copy Share Image
People are looking at possibly doing some documentaries and also we have the first four films that will stay out there for… — Alex Kendrick Copy Share Image
I'll let the record [Who You Selling For] speak for itself. I don't want to get too in-depth with my personal opinions… — Taylor Momsen Copy Share Image
Alejandro Amenabar is a different kind of director than I lot of the directors I've asked for. He really asks you to… — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
Some of my pictures are poem-like in the sense that they are very condensed, haiku-lik. There are others that, if they were… — Sally Mann Copy Share Image
My compulsion to always be working has become less strong and my current business is purely down to this enormous alimony. If… — John Cleese Copy Share Image
If you want to tell the untold stories, if you want to give voice to the voiceless, you've got to find a… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
There's a plethora of wonderful documentaries. I made a point of not looking at anyone else's portrayal of Henry because I think… — Eric Bana Copy Share Image
Independent documentary isn't beholden to some of the interests that the mainstream media are influenced by. It's a pathway to renegade, independent… — Josh Fox Copy Share Image
I acknowledge Mike Leigh and Ken Loach. They are prostlytizers of English socialism preaching to the converted and telling us what we… — Peter Greenaway Copy Share Image
One of the most recent things we did [in Perceval Press] is a reissue of a fantastic documentary about Russian prison tattoo… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
I'm doing quite a few things now. In one day, I will go to Kassel, Germany, for a documentary project I've been… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
My tastes in all things lean towards the arty and boring. I like sports documentaries about Scrabble players, bands that play quiet,… — Michael Ian Black Copy Share Image
I like documentaries because there's nothing to nitpick or criticize about scenes if they aren't just right. It's about honesty and real-life… — Steven Yeun Copy Share Image
People who make documentaries have to be faithful to the facts. But when you are making a drama, a fiction based on… — Milos Forman Copy Share Image
I didn't feel physically sick. But mentally. My mind was twisting in so many ways. (...) We once saw a documentary on… — Jay Asher Copy Share Image
The exposé, the compassion and outrage, of documentary fueled by the dedication to reform has shaded over into combinations of exoticism, tourism,… — Martha Rosler Copy Share Image
Music documentaries are hard to tell, but I think they're an amazing vehicle to look at racism, our attitude to sex, the… — Nick Broomfield Copy Share Image
I love researching, whether it's old Western documentaries or old Western country singers or John Ford Westerns, which are heavily influenced by… — Clifton Collins, Jr Copy Share Image
I feel like my own background in improv and doing documentaries makes me really comfortable with a situation where you're letting things… — Seth Gordon Copy Share Image
I'm in school every day. It depends on what it is that you do with all that free time when I'm not… — MC Lyte Copy Share Image
Documentary film is the one place that our people can speak for themselves. I feel that the documentaries that I've been working… — Alanis Obomsawin Copy Share Image
Critics can say what they like about the films, but very often, there's a certain expectation of documentaries that they're supposed to… — Alex Gibney Copy Share Image
I think the sheer hell of trying to get a film made; I don't know if it would ultimately be worth it.… — Derren Brown Copy Share Image
He was, as Billy Name said in the acclaimed Ric Burns documentary about Andy Warhol, uninterested in being a second-tier artist. He… — Bob Colacello Copy Share Image
I think everything can be painted because painting can change reality; but everything cannot be photographed and the photographer often comes home… — Martine Franck Copy Share Image
[Alex] Haley felt he could make a solid case in favor of racial integration by showing what was - to white America… — Manning Marable Copy Share Image
Stories, as we're taught in journalism school early on, are told through people. Those stories make our documentaries powerful. You can explore… — Soledad O'Brien Copy Share Image
At the beginning of my career, I shot a lot more documentaries because I liked the adventure, and probably also because it… — Maryse Alberti Copy Share Image
![“I'll let the record [Who You Selling For] speak for itself. I don't want to get too in-depth with my personal opinions of it and where the songs came from because I think it messes with the listener to know the inside mindset of the writer. For example, I watched a Pink Floyd documentary the other…” quote by Taylor Momsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/830/taylor-momsen-2575_crazy_i-ll-let-the-record-who-you-selling-for_2493472.jpg)
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