--- title: "3 Documentary Quotes By Terry Zwigoff" description: "3 Documentary quotes by Terry Zwigoff. Plus more from Terry Zwigoff and more Documentary sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a4/terry-zwigoff-13198_back_my-hat-s-off-to-documentary-filmmakers-i_977956.jpg" --- > [My hat's off to documentary filmmakers. I don't know if I'm ever going back to it. You're treated like a second-class citizen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-zwigoff/my-hat-s-off-to-documentary-filmmakers-i-don-t-know-if-i-m-ever-going/) [Terry Zwigoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-zwigoff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a4/terry-zwigoff-13198_back_my-hat-s-off-to-documentary-filmmakers-i_977956.jpg) > [The thing I was up against in documentary films - was trying to get non-actors to convincingly play themselves in a way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-zwigoff/the-thing-i-was-up-against-in-documentary-films-was-trying-to-get-non/) [Terry Zwigoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-zwigoff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06a/terry-zwigoff-13198_difficult_the-thing-i-was-up-against-in-documentar_2296090.jpg) > [Maybe if I found something I was really passionate about, which is entirely possible, I would make another documentary, but it's not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-zwigoff/maybe-if-i-found-something-i-was-really-passionate-about-which-is/) [Terry Zwigoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-zwigoff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4a/terry-zwigoff-13198_about_maybe-if-i-found-something-i-was-really_2905882.jpg) ## Other authors on Documentary - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-errol-morris-33914.jpg) Errol Morris 12 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/documentary/errol-morris/) - [Kevin Macdonald 10 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/documentary/kevin-macdonald/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-abhijeet-8930.jpg) Morgan Neville 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/documentary/morgan-neville/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-debra-granik-4495.jpg) Debra Granik 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/documentary/debra-granik/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-robert-greene-79797.jpg) Robert Greene 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/documentary/robert-greene/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-john-wilson-52521.jpg) John Wilson 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/documentary/john-wilson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-roger-ross-williams-5118.jpg) Roger Ross Williams 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/documentary/roger-ross-williams/) - [Rithy Panh 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/documentary/rithy-panh/) - [RaMell Ross 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/documentary/ramell-ross/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-alan-turing-10403.jpg) Jonathan Demme 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/documentary/jonathan-demme/) - [Brian Lindstrom 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/documentary/brian-lindstrom/) ## More by Terry Zwigoff > [Luckily, he was in the process of moving to France at the time, anyway. But if he had stayed in the States, I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-zwigoff/luckily-he-was-in-the-process-of-moving-to-france-at-the-time-anyway/) [Terry Zwigoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-zwigoff/) > [I try to make the set as relaxed and fun and stress-free as humanly possible, while still having control over things. It's usually tension…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-zwigoff/i-try-to-make-the-set-as-relaxed-and-fun-and-stress-free-as-humanly/) [Terry Zwigoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-zwigoff/) > [I think the other misconceptions when the film came out, he was very upset that it was so widely released and so widely seen.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-zwigoff/i-think-the-other-misconceptions-when-the-film-came-out-he-was-very/) [Terry Zwigoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-zwigoff/) > [I don't like most Christmas movies. They're pretty bad, though they seem to make tons of money anyway. Like this movie 'Elf,' I got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-zwigoff/i-don-t-like-most-christmas-movies-they-re-pretty-bad-though-they/) [Terry Zwigoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-zwigoff/) > [I've stopped going to see art films because every critic gives them four stars and say things like 'masterpiece,' 'spellbinding' and 'mesmerizing.' I mean,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-zwigoff/i-ve-stopped-going-to-see-art-films-because-every-critic-gives-them/) [Terry Zwigoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-zwigoff/) > [I never thought in terms of a "breakthrough" film. I wasn't looking for fame or a career path into Hollywood. I was doing it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-zwigoff/i-never-thought-in-terms-of-a-breakthrough-film-i-wasn-t-looking-for/) [Terry Zwigoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-zwigoff/) > [I never saw a department store Santa as a kid. My mother was afraid to take me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-zwigoff/i-never-saw-a-department-store-santa-as-a-kid-my-mother-was-afraid-to/) [Terry Zwigoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-zwigoff/) > [The last Christmas movie I really liked was 'It's a Wonderful Life,' probably. It's sort of a schmaltzy movie, but it's not without its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-zwigoff/the-last-christmas-movie-i-really-liked-was-it-s-a-wonderful-life/) [Terry Zwigoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-zwigoff/) > [I try to make a film that's very entertaining, very funny, but also gives you something to think about. And the strongest thing I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-zwigoff/i-try-to-make-a-film-that-s-very-entertaining-very-funny-but-also/) [Terry Zwigoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-zwigoff/) > [A lot of things I have turned down ended up being a big embarrassment. Like that script, 'The Beaver.' I thought that was one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-zwigoff/a-lot-of-things-i-have-turned-down-ended-up-being-a-big-embarrassment/) [Terry Zwigoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-zwigoff/) > [Chicago always hit me as such a gloomy place - I just remember all the snow getting dirty as soon as it would fall,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-zwigoff/chicago-always-hit-me-as-such-a-gloomy-place-i-just-remember-all-the/) [Terry Zwigoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-zwigoff/) > [The films I want to make, I really want to be passionate about.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-zwigoff/the-films-i-want-to-make-i-really-want-to-be-passionate-about/) [Terry Zwigoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-zwigoff/) > [When I went around promoting 'Crumb,' there would be days I'd wake up in, like, Houston or Cleveland, and I'd step outside the hotel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-zwigoff/when-i-went-around-promoting-crumb-there-would-be-days-i-d-wake-up-in/) [Terry Zwigoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-zwigoff/) > [So I told Robert from the start that if we couldn't get Charles and Max to take part, but especially Charles, that I didn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-zwigoff/so-i-told-robert-from-the-start-that-if-we-couldn-t-get-charles-and/) [Terry Zwigoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-zwigoff/) > [My hat's off to documentary filmmakers. I don't know if I'm ever going back to it. You're treated like a second-class citizen at most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-zwigoff/my-hat-s-off-to-documentary-filmmakers-i-don-t-know-if-i-m-ever-going/) [Terry Zwigoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-zwigoff/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/documentary/terry-zwigoff/#itemlist", "name": "3 Documentary Quotes By Terry Zwigoff", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My hat's off to documentary filmmakers. I don't know if I'm ever going back to it. You're treated like a second-class citizen at most film festivals. You take the bus while everybody else is flown first-class. 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