What you hope, what you're trusting the filmmaker to do, is to capture the emotional truth of the situation. — Joe Berlinger Copy Share Image
Any documentary; any capturing of a non-fiction event, is a hyper-realistic condensation of reality that hopefully reveals an emotional truth. It's never the actual literal truth of an event. — Joe Berlinger Copy Share Image
The Metallica film was like this incredible life experience where I learned the most through guys that stereotypically you would think couldn't offer much… — Joe Berlinger Copy Share
I mean, "The Jinx" is an amazing piece of cinema and amazing television moment, it's rare documentarians can feel the direct impact of their… — Joe Berlinger Copy Share
I never believe I'm presenting objective reality; I also don't want to delude people into thinking that my subject is talking directly to them. — Joe Berlinger Copy Share
I'm an observer in life, not a participant. That's why I'm a documentarian who looks through a camera. I'm not a touchy-feely person; I'm… — Joe Berlinger Copy Share
My attitude is, I am not a lawyer; I am not a doctor; I am not a scientist. I am a filmmaker and I… — Joe Berlinger Copy Share
I felt like the universe was tapping me on the shoulder saying, "You're the guy who has to tell this story because nobody else… — Joe Berlinger Copy Share
Chevron has wrapped itself in some pretty good arguments that make you scratch your head. The moral responsibility is certainly at its door. I… — Joe Berlinger Copy Share
If people spend two hours thinking about the direction of their own lives and can relate to the stories they see on screen, to… — Joe Berlinger Copy Share
You have to remain open to the situation that you're filming otherwise you might miss the story. — Joe Berlinger Copy Share
I don't know the facts surrounding Andrew Jarecki's work. I think it's a triumph of television. But it does raise troubling issues that I… — Joe Berlinger Copy Share
Life is much more complex than the black-and-white sound bites that you get on television. There are nuances and shades of gray. — Joe Berlinger Copy Share
What you hope, what you're trusting the filmmaker to do, is to capture the emotional truth of the situation. — Joe Berlinger Copy Share
I'm a filmmaker who is known for these ambiguous portraits that tell multiple sides of the story without really telling the audience what to… — Joe Berlinger Copy Share
