It has a lot to do with just sort of trust in the relationship that builds between the filmmaker and the subject. There are some people who will never be relaxed in front of a camera, and in some ways… — Liz Garbus Copy Share Image
I think all of us, looking back on our careers and our lives, there'll probably be a "road not taken" that we'll regret and… — Liz Garbus Copy Share Image
The Ancient Romans did not regard acts of genius to emanate from within an individual - but rather saw it as a collaboration between… — Liz Garbus Copy Share Image
Managers all over the world will go crazy when their artists are not touting the party line and making things pretty in the way… — Liz Garbus Copy Share Image
You know, and the fact that Nina Simone had to start playing in clubs and sing because her parents had moved north to support her music education. You know, so she had to sing. She had to make a living 'cause she was supporting her family. So poverty and race put her in this place which, you know, created enormous… — Liz Garbus Copy Share
When your entire life is focused around one goal and one goal only, and you have no other pursuits, it enables you to achieve… — Liz Garbus Copy Share Image
There is so much investment in it of people's labor time that it will never make money. But there are other documentaries that you… — Liz Garbus Copy Share Image
In the Soviet Union, for instance, the pressure on the chess stars was immense. When Boris Spassky came home after losing that match, he… — Liz Garbus Copy Share Image
If you look at the gifted sportsman, like Tiger Woods, or Ryan Giggs, you can see how they have been built up to be… — Liz Garbus Copy Share Image
I guess what I get excited about when I'm thinking about projects is that toothy, complex area of goodness and badness and the gray… — Liz Garbus Copy Share Image
Bobby Fischer was hugely important for the American chess community because it put chess on the map - he made it possible for other… — Liz Garbus Copy Share Image
I don't think you make documentary films to get your country house. If you're trying to gamble on that, you've very foolish. — Liz Garbus Copy Share Image
I think the combination of genius and celebrity, in the case of Bobby Fischer, was a dangerous cocktail. — Liz Garbus Copy Share Image
