Maybe today I would call Fred Leuchter and there would be two or three other documentary filmmakers interested in his story simply… — Errol Morris Copy Share Image
A lot of the themes of my movies, the actual stories, come from tabloid stories. — Errol Morris Copy Share Image
I probably wouldn't have done [ Fred Leuchter story] if it was just a story about an executioner or a holocaust denier,… — Errol Morris Copy Share Image
I like to think that one of things I've done with non-fiction since the very beginning is to find new ways of… — Errol Morris Copy Share Image
You can think of my films as cautionary tales, but you might even think of them as despairing tales, because at least… — Errol Morris Copy Share Image
But there's a big difference between, say, reporting on a story and simply making up a story. — Errol Morris Copy Share Image
I remember on page one of The New York Times the article about Fred Leuchter. The heading was "Can Capital Punishment Be… — Errol Morris Copy Share Image
First of all, tabloid stories are some of the richest and most important stories that we have. There's nothing wrong, per se,… — Errol Morris Copy Share Image
Recently it's become much to my surprise, something that does happen. For example, I used to get almost all of my stories,… — Errol Morris Copy Share Image
A lot of stories that have fascinated me are tabloid stories that have come from other newspapers, like 'The New York Times.' — Errol Morris Copy Share Image
There are many dramas that I would like to make: dramas based on real stories. It's approaching things from the other side. — 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