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> [I wanted to be a police detective. In my work, particularly in documentaries, I am obsessed with finding things out, seeking ever-new facts and perspectives - each project can involve years of research.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-marsh/i-wanted-to-be-a-police-detective-in-my-work-particularly-in/)

[James Marsh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-marsh/)

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## More by James Marsh

> [I remember from my school days Archimedes jumping into his bath and displacing water and coming up with his famous principle, and of course…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-marsh/i-remember-from-my-school-days-archimedes-jumping-into-his-bath-and/)

[James Marsh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-marsh/)

> [I wanted to be a police detective. In my work, particularly in documentaries, I am obsessed with finding things out, seeking ever-new facts and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-marsh/i-wanted-to-be-a-police-detective-in-my-work-particularly-in/)

[James Marsh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-marsh/)

> [Black holes are pretty scary when you ponder them. They seem nihilistic, infinitely destructive on an inconceivable scale, notwithstanding the ideas of Hawking radiation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-marsh/black-holes-are-pretty-scary-when-you-ponder-them-they-seem/)

[James Marsh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-marsh/)

> [The issue often with films is how it works with money and trying to get a visible movie star presence in the film.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-marsh/the-issue-often-with-films-is-how-it-works-with-money-and-trying-to/)

[James Marsh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-marsh/)

> [For a film to be viable, it has to survive this process of scrutiny. I think most filmmakers have obsessive-compulsive tendencies and would be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-marsh/for-a-film-to-be-viable-it-has-to-survive-this-process-of-scrutiny-i/)

[James Marsh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-marsh/)

> [I find films incredibly emotional. That's the power of the medium.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-marsh/i-find-films-incredibly-emotional-that-s-the-power-of-the-medium/)

[James Marsh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-marsh/)

> [There is a sense of emptiness when you finish any film because you're empty and you can't give anything more to it anymore.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-marsh/there-is-a-sense-of-emptiness-when-you-finish-any-film-because-you-re/)

[James Marsh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-marsh/)

> [Usually, with the work I've done, by the end, I usually feel like it's a failure. It doesn't matter how it's received.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-marsh/usually-with-the-work-i-ve-done-by-the-end-i-usually-feel-like-it-s-a/)

[James Marsh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-marsh/)

> [I've always worked very efficiently on small budgets, both in documentaries and in features.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-marsh/i-ve-always-worked-very-efficiently-on-small-budgets-both-in/)

[James Marsh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-marsh/)

> [I did 'Red Riding,' which is TV in the U.K. It became a feature project in North America, but we're in a great era…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-marsh/i-did-red-riding-which-is-tv-in-the-u-k-it-became-a-feature-project/)

[James Marsh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-marsh/)

> [The score, which comes often quite later in a film, can help reinvigorate your emotional engagement with it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-marsh/the-score-which-comes-often-quite-later-in-a-film-can-help/)

[James Marsh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-marsh/)

> [I love America, but I've now got two young kids and America has changed so much since 9/11 and Bush. It's beyond Orwellian. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-marsh/i-love-america-but-i-ve-now-got-two-young-kids-and-america-has/)

[James Marsh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-marsh/)

> [I can be prickly and difficult on set.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-marsh/i-can-be-prickly-and-difficult-on-set/)

[James Marsh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-marsh/)

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