I've done interviews in one day that went on for fifteen, sixteen hours. And at a certain point, the control over what… — Errol Morris Copy Share Image
Interviews, when they are just simply an exercise in hearing what you want to hear, are of no interest. — Errol Morris Copy Share Image
I used to say that interviewing others was perhaps the way I could stop talking and start listening. It's a kind of… — Errol Morris Copy Share Image
My advice to all interviewers is: Shut up and listen. It's harder than it sounds. — Errol Morris Copy Share Image
I think an interview, properly considered, should be an investigation. You shouldn't know what the interview will yield. Otherwise, why do it… — Errol Morris Copy Share Image
This uses a lens system, which I have used for years in various different ways, but I've never used it in the… — Errol Morris Copy Share Image
Interviews, when they are just simply an exercise in hearing what you want to hear, are of no interest. And many, many,… — Errol Morris Copy Share Image
God is greater than anything that man can do or has done. He is not undone by just a train of powder. "Our God… — Errol Morris Copy Share Image
In the case of The Thin Blue Line, I was surprised actually by many things. I was shooting down in Texas where the actual… — Errol Morris Copy Share Image
When 'The Thin Blue Line' came out, I was criticized by many people for using reenactments, as if I wasn't dedicated to the truth… — Errol Morris Copy Share Image
There is such a thing as truth, but we have a vested interest in not seeing it, in avoiding it. — Errol Morris Copy Share Image
Simply coming to the perpetrator and delivering the message is Nozick's definition of revenge. And in that sense, Adi is exacting revenge. When people… — Errol Morris Copy Share Image
The proper route to an understanding of the world is an examination of our errors about it. — Errol Morris Copy Share Image
The chance that any given sentence is a lie, rather than a truth, I think, is fairly great. An intentional lie, a self-deception, a… — Errol Morris Copy Share Image
I envy certain writers, because there are writers who do go into a kind of different zone, where the writing isn't controlled anymore. — Errol Morris Copy Share Image
Right now, we live in bad times in this country, and the fact that there are filmmakers addressing political and social issues is to… — Errol Morris Copy Share Image
You can talk about a caption underneath a photograph being true or false, because there is a linguistic element. You can claim that a… — Errol Morris Copy Share Image
![“This uses a lens system, which I have used for years in various different ways, but I've never used it in the context of an interview. This is the very first time that I've done that. It's a lens called The Revolution, so it allowed me to interview Elsa [Dorfman] and actually operate the camera…” quote by Errol Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/349/errol-morris-2512_cameras_this-uses-a-lens-system-which-i-have-use_2997204.jpg)
![“Maybe [killers] is one of my real passions. Why deny it?” quote by Errol Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/094/errol-morris-2512_deny_maybe-killers-is-one-of-my-real-passions_170335.jpg)
