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> [I used to work as a private detective years and years ago. And my boss gave me this one very simple piece of advice about trying to figure out who to interview first in any investigation. His recommendation: Always pick…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/errol-morris/i-used-to-work-as-a-private-detective-years-and-years-ago-and-my-boss/)

[Errol Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/errol-morris/)

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## More by Errol Morris

> [God is greater than anything that man can do or has done. He is not undone by just a train of powder. "Our God…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/errol-morris/god-is-greater-than-anything-that-man-can-do-or-has-done-he-is-not/)

[Errol Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/errol-morris/)

> [In the case of The Thin Blue Line, I was surprised actually by many things. I was shooting down in Texas where the actual…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/errol-morris/in-the-case-of-the-thin-blue-line-i-was-surprised-actually-by-many/)

[Errol Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/errol-morris/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/errol-morris/when-the-thin-blue-line-came-out-i-was-criticized-by-many-people-for/)

[Errol Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/errol-morris/)

> [There is such a thing as truth, but we have a vested interest in not seeing it, in avoiding it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/errol-morris/there-is-such-a-thing-as-truth-but-we-have-a-vested-interest-in-not/)

[Errol Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/errol-morris/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/errol-morris/simply-coming-to-the-perpetrator-and-delivering-the-message-is-nozick/)

[Errol Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/errol-morris/)

> [The proper route to an understanding of the world is an examination of our errors about it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/errol-morris/the-proper-route-to-an-understanding-of-the-world-is-an-examination/)

[Errol Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/errol-morris/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/errol-morris/the-chance-that-any-given-sentence-is-a-lie-rather-than-a-truth-i/)

[Errol Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/errol-morris/)

> [ Maybe \[killers\] is one of my real passions. Why deny it? ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/errol-morris/maybe-killers-is-one-of-my-real-passions-why-deny-it/)

[Errol Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/errol-morris/)

> [I envy certain writers, because there are writers who do go into a kind of different zone, where the writing isn't controlled anymore.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/errol-morris/i-envy-certain-writers-because-there-are-writers-who-do-go-into-a/)

[Errol Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/errol-morris/)

> [Right now, we live in bad times in this country, and the fact that there are filmmakers addressing political and social issues is to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/errol-morris/right-now-we-live-in-bad-times-in-this-country-and-the-fact-that/)

[Errol Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/errol-morris/)

> [You can talk about a caption underneath a photograph being true or false, because there is a linguistic element. You can claim that a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/errol-morris/you-can-talk-about-a-caption-underneath-a-photograph-being-true-or/)

[Errol Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/errol-morris/)

> [The fact that the world is utterly insane makes it tolerable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/errol-morris/the-fact-that-the-world-is-utterly-insane-makes-it-tolerable/)

[Errol Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/errol-morris/)

> [Appearing on the front page of the New York Times even given the state of papers today is still something that's seen by a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/errol-morris/appearing-on-the-front-page-of-the-new-york-times-even-given-the/)

[Errol Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/errol-morris/)

> [You can't tell by looking at a film-clip whether it is a drama or a documentary without knowing how it was produced.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/errol-morris/you-can-t-tell-by-looking-at-a-film-clip-whether-it-is-a-drama-or-a/)

[Errol Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/errol-morris/)

> [Tell me what's wrong with this idea: If you're selling to somebody, find someone like that person to sell to them. If you're trying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/errol-morris/tell-me-what-s-wrong-with-this-idea-if-you-re-selling-to-somebody/)

[Errol Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/errol-morris/)

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