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title: "1 Films Kind Quotes By Steve James"
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> [You kind of form a bond with your subjects, in a way. You're in it together. To a degree that people don't realize, documentary films - or at least the kind of documentary films I'm interested in - are a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-james/you-kind-of-form-a-bond-with-your-subjects-in-a-way-you-re-in-it/)

[Steve James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-james/)

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## More by Steve James

> [I'm endlessly fascinated with the ways families work and the ways they don't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-james/i-m-endlessly-fascinated-with-the-ways-families-work-and-the-ways/)

[Steve James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-james/)

> [For most of my films, I've had to go out and start shooting before I could get the rest of the funding. That was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-james/for-most-of-my-films-i-ve-had-to-go-out-and-start-shooting-before-i/)

[Steve James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-james/)

> [It was no accident that I made 'Hoop Dreams' because it concerned a sport that I loved and hoped would be my dream, however…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-james/it-was-no-accident-that-i-made-hoop-dreams-because-it-concerned-a/)

[Steve James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-james/)

> [You kind of form a bond with your subjects, in a way. You're in it together. To a degree that people don't realize, documentary…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-james/you-kind-of-form-a-bond-with-your-subjects-in-a-way-you-re-in-it/)

[Steve James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-james/)

> [One of the differences between real documentaries and reality television, besides the artificial construct of reality television, is that the people who are recruited…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-james/one-of-the-differences-between-real-documentaries-and-reality/)

[Steve James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-james/)

> [Generally, I don't like publicity on docs in progress, much less ones that are only in development; I've always tried to stay under the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-james/generally-i-don-t-like-publicity-on-docs-in-progress-much-less-ones/)

[Steve James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-james/)

> [Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel first championed my film, 'Hoop Dreams,' which was essential to its success. Roger remained a great supporter of my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-james/roger-ebert-and-gene-siskel-first-championed-my-film-hoop-dreams/)

[Steve James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-james/)

> [I think when people go into something for the right reasons, you're going to get a better film; you're going to get more intimacy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-james/i-think-when-people-go-into-something-for-the-right-reasons-you-re/)

[Steve James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-james/)

> ['Generation Food' is a collaboration between myself and author/activist Raj Patel that will tell stories about efforts around the world to try to solve…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-james/generation-food-is-a-collaboration-between-myself-and-author-activist/)

[Steve James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-james/)

> [I love the idea of sharing some of what we find in the research phase with a select community of people early on as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-james/i-love-the-idea-of-sharing-some-of-what-we-find-in-the-research-phase/)

[Steve James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-james/)

> [It's usually human drama that carries with it issues of race or class that attracts me. That was certainly the case with 'No Crossover.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-james/it-s-usually-human-drama-that-carries-with-it-issues-of-race-or-class/)

[Steve James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-james/)

> [From a young age, I wanted to play in the NBA. Oh well... It was when I was a senior in college that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-james/from-a-young-age-i-wanted-to-play-in-the-nba-oh-well-it-was-when-i/)

[Steve James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-james/)

> [I am deeply honored to be making 'Life Itself,' a documentary on the life of Roger Ebert, and to have had the full cooperation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-james/i-am-deeply-honored-to-be-making-life-itself-a-documentary-on-the/)

[Steve James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-james/)

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