The first documentary I saw that tried to show the actual experience of being a soldier in combat was 'The Anderson Platoon,' by French director Pierre Schoendoerffer, which won the Oscar for best documentary in 1967. — Kevin Macdonald Copy Share Image
Young people read their news online; they expect to get their news for free. — Kevin Macdonald Copy Share Image
I've fallen out very badly with some of the subjects I've interviewed, because they see their lives a certain way; to step into a… — Kevin Macdonald Copy Share Image
I was a teenager in the '80s, and I was always a bit dismissive of Houston, as I think a lot of people who… — Kevin Macdonald Copy Share Image
With fiction, I've grown to really love the challenge of lying, the challenge of telling a good tale that isn't truthful, and working with… — Kevin Macdonald Copy Share Image
When you're an outsider and going into a culture like America, it's easier to stay away from any cliches because you're not really aware… — Kevin Macdonald Copy Share Image
Although 'The Anderson Platoon' was what we would now call an 'embedded film' - with all the ambiguities that term implies - somehow Schoendoerffer… — Kevin Macdonald Copy Share Image
The relationship between director and subject can become very intense. It's a bit like therapy, with lots of transferences going on. It's easy to… — Kevin Macdonald Copy Share Image
When we made 'Life in a Day,' we asked people around the globe to record their lives on a single ordinary day. When we… — Kevin Macdonald Copy Share Image
There were many times during the filming of 'Touching the Void' when I wondered why I had ever thought I wanted to make this… — Kevin Macdonald Copy Share Image
Coming from documentaries, my biggest challenge was to understand actors' psychologies. American actors take it all very seriously; British actors don't enter into all… — Kevin Macdonald Copy Share Image
You can go to places in Africa and Asia and find Marley graffiti. In the slums of Nairobi, you see his lyrics painted on… — Kevin Macdonald Copy Share Image
