Cinema Quote by Brian Lindstrom

Twenty to thirty years ago, who was making documentary films? Nobody. Well, relatively few people. It was an art form that had limited theatrical…

— Errol Morris

I think the greatest thing about making a documentary is your ability to just follow the story and the subject.

— Leslie Cockburn

It's always important to understand as filmmakers that we're not making a documentary and it has to look good. It has to entertain, because…

— Michelle Yeoh

I think making a documentary gets you out and about more, with people. With stand-up, you're talking at people. With documentaries you're talking with…

— Ardal O'Hanlon

Making the documentary was an extraordinary experience and it really hit home to me the quasi-religious nature of this anthropogenic global warming cause. These…

— Nick Minchin

There's always the question when you're making a documentary if the talking heads will work.

— Heidi Ewing

You know, the process of making a documentary is one of discovery, and like writing a story, you follow a lead and that leads…

— William Shatner

The thing about making a documentary in Las Vegas is there isn't much to film apart from other people making documentaries about Las Vegas.

— Clive James

I am particularly pleased to see that there are so many women working in documentary film.

— Chris Hegedus

In documentary films, you're a storyteller using found objects. You still have to have a story arc and all the elements that make a…

— Garth Stein

When you make a documentary film, after many years the only thing you remember is what you put into the film, not what you…

— Pamela Yates

I'm organizing documentary films, and whenever scriptwriting gets too tedious I go to my editing room and start to edit the documentary, even if…

— Haile Gerima