Documentaries Quotes

243 quotes by 207 authors

Documentaries make a difference. — Paul Watson
People in general have a preconceived idea of what prison is, from seeing documentaries or whatever. — Laura Prepon
Documentaries deal with people who live real, everyday lives. But if these people trusted us and told us the truth about their lives, it could… — Krzysztof Kieslowski
People love watching medical dramas - they also love watching documentaries about the workings of the brain. — James Nesbitt
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… — James Marsh
Saying that all documentaries are the same is like saying all foreign films are the same. — Terry Zwigoff
I came from a background of directing behind-the-scenes documentaries. — Peyton Reed
This consists of a series of meetings that may last several days through which information is provided that may include reviewing documentaries, news programs, court… — Rick Ross
I did documentaries for maybe 10 years before I turned to fiction films. — Walter Salles
No, I worked a lot for European television, doing documentaries in Brazil. — Walter Salles
I try to learn from both, from features and documentaries. In both cases you have to find a way to make the camera as discreet… — Michel Gondry
My tastes in all things lean towards the arty and boring. I like sports documentaries about Scrabble players, bands that play quiet, unassuming music, and… — Michael Ian Black
I came from the school of cinema verite documentaries, which was: Do not manipulate reality as it was happening but create a narrative in the… — Mira Nair
When you make documentaries or short films, you have to have eyes and ears in the back of your head and on the sides and… — Bruce Weber
I like documentaries; I watch the Soccer Channel; I like the Military Channel. — Steve Jones
You can construct whatever story you want to. Documentaries are constructions, as is all journalism. — Tim Hetherington
One of the reasons to do documentaries is that. There's more sense of creating something, more sense of my own soul in the documentaries than… — Michael Apted
When I make a film, I never want the film to become a vehicle of social propaganda. If I wanted to do that, I'd make… — Norman Jewison
I hope that not only my documentaries, but everybody's documentaries, last. It will really confuse historians in the next century, because they'll have, in addition… — Frederick Wiseman
I never wanted to be a film director but after this experience I really loved it. I would love to do more documentaries but it's… — Marc Singer

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