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title: "1 Films Reflect Quotes By Kim Longinotto"
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> [I don't have any advice at all. I think we all make the films that reflect the kind of people we are; we all make such different films. There's not just one way of doing it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-longinotto/i-don-t-have-any-advice-at-all-i-think-we-all-make-the-films-that/)

[Kim Longinotto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-longinotto/)

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## More by Kim Longinotto

> [The magic of documentary is that I keep being surprised and amazed by the things I film.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-longinotto/the-magic-of-documentary-is-that-i-keep-being-surprised-and-amazed-by/)

[Kim Longinotto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-longinotto/)

> [I meet all these American filmmakers that film for months and months, and it's a mystery to me. I couldn't make a film like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-longinotto/i-meet-all-these-american-filmmakers-that-film-for-months-and-months/)

[Kim Longinotto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-longinotto/)

> [I don't make 'issue' films. I like making films about rebels or pioneers or people that are doing something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-longinotto/i-don-t-make-issue-films-i-like-making-films-about-rebels-or-pioneers/)

[Kim Longinotto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-longinotto/)

> [It makes it very easy. I have a beginning, middle, and end, and I don't film for long - about 20 hours usually for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-longinotto/it-makes-it-very-easy-i-have-a-beginning-middle-and-end-and-i-don-t/)

[Kim Longinotto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-longinotto/)

> [It's always scary making a film as I never set anything up or ask anyone to do anything, so I worry that we'll find…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-longinotto/it-s-always-scary-making-a-film-as-i-never-set-anything-up-or-ask/)

[Kim Longinotto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-longinotto/)

> [I don't have any advice at all. I think we all make the films that reflect the kind of people we are; we all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-longinotto/i-don-t-have-any-advice-at-all-i-think-we-all-make-the-films-that/)

[Kim Longinotto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-longinotto/)

> [I want every scene to feel electric and I try to finish the filming period with a clear trajectory: a beginning, a middle, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-longinotto/i-want-every-scene-to-feel-electric-and-i-try-to-finish-the-filming/)

[Kim Longinotto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-longinotto/)

> [I know that sounds contradictory - you're going on a journey, but once you know who your characters are, you become more disciplined and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-longinotto/i-know-that-sounds-contradictory-you-re-going-on-a-journey-but-once/)

[Kim Longinotto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-longinotto/)

> [I watch mainly fiction. The films I like watching are films where you see people change, like with Boyhood. You see a moment in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-longinotto/i-watch-mainly-fiction-the-films-i-like-watching-are-films-where-you/)

[Kim Longinotto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-longinotto/)

> [I remember very clearly when I found my first soulmate, it was actually in my late 20s, that wonderful feeling of being accepted by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-longinotto/i-remember-very-clearly-when-i-found-my-first-soulmate-it-was/)

[Kim Longinotto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-longinotto/)

> [Personally, I don't like watching films about victims - people where you're meant to think, 'Oh, this is terrible,' and you go home feeling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-longinotto/personally-i-don-t-like-watching-films-about-victims-people-where-you/)

[Kim Longinotto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-longinotto/)

> [People want black and white answers, but it's not one thing or another. I think the only way we're going to make good things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-longinotto/people-want-black-and-white-answers-but-it-s-not-one-thing-or-another/)

[Kim Longinotto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-longinotto/)

> [Those are the films I want to make. I don't want to make a film about, "Oh, those poor prostitutes!" Or "Oh, isn't it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-longinotto/those-are-the-films-i-want-to-make-i-don-t-want-to-make-a-film-about/)

[Kim Longinotto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-longinotto/)

> [I try to make films where the audience forgets the filmmaking and gets engrossed in the story as it unfolds. I don't want them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-longinotto/i-try-to-make-films-where-the-audience-forgets-the-filmmaking-and/)

[Kim Longinotto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-longinotto/)

> [I don't want the people I'm with on this journey to feel like I'm filming them all the time. I don't want them to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-longinotto/i-don-t-want-the-people-i-m-with-on-this-journey-to-feel-like-i-m/)

[Kim Longinotto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-longinotto/)

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