A documentary film is a great way of helping people understand because, somehow, when one is able to see the people involved, it lends a certain immediacy and understanding that is hard to get on the page. — Lawrence Wright Copy Share Image
What is interesting to me about film, and documentary film in particular, is that I can write about these people, and you trust my judgment, more or less, but when you're confronted yourself with humans who are right there on… — Lawrence Wright Copy Share Image
Every medium has its advantages and weaknesses and there are many things I can put down on paper that I might not be able… — Lawrence Wright Copy Share Image
Look at what Jimmy Carter did. Look at the risks he took for a country that wasn't his. Israel has benefited unbelievably from that.… — Lawrence Wright Copy Share Image
Hubbard set up the Church of Scientology in Hollywood in 1954 for a reason. He understood that celebrity was increasingly a feature of American… — Lawrence Wright Copy Share Image
Religions prosper in large part because of the communities that they create. — Lawrence Wright Copy Share Image
If you have great characters, then your reader becomes emotionally invested in those people. — Lawrence Wright Copy Share Image
“However, twelve former Sea Org members told me that Miscavige had assaulted them; twenty-one have told me or testified in court that they have… — Lawrence Wright Copy Share Image
The Israelis and the Palestinians don't know each other. They live right there, but they've become strangers. And it makes it much more difficult… — Lawrence Wright Copy Share Image
“Miscavige keeps a number of dogs, including five beagles. He had blue vests made up for each of them, with four stripes on the… — Lawrence Wright Copy Share Image
Every form has its merits. And I like to work in a lot of different forms. — Lawrence Wright Copy Share Image
To me the notion that Palestinians are actually Jews is, I think, quite revelatory and very radical and a possible bridge that has been… — Lawrence Wright Copy Share Image
Science fiction invites the writer to grandly explore alternative worlds and pose questions about meaning and destiny. — Lawrence Wright Copy Share Image
“Undersheriff McClanahan was so worried about the mental health of his investigative team that he assembled a team of psychologists to debrief them. The… — Lawrence Wright Copy Share Image
I was in Austin on 9/11, and there were no flights, so I couldn't get to New York to cover the story, so I… — Lawrence Wright Copy Share Image
