Corny Quote by Chris Rock

I never say I make documentaries. I say I make television.

— Alexandra C. Pelosi

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

When you make a documentary, you have to adapt to what reality imposes upon you.

— Hirokazu Kore-eda

People outside the documentary world don't realize how time-consuming making a documentary film is there is a lot of responsibility, and in order to…

— Alex Hammond

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…

— Michael Apted

I think documentary filmmaking is a braver way to make films because it's real, and you're really there.

— Jamie Bell

I'm not somebody who comes in with a whole outline, and says, "Here's the movie we're going to make." That's not what a documentary…

— Morgan Spurlock

Documentary filmmaking ruins you for real life, because you learn to be extremely attentive.

— Frederick Wiseman

I certainly don't believe you documentary filmmakers. Like me, you are involved in making fiction, and your fiction is just as well organized and…

— Peter Greenaway

People say to me, "You make fantastic films" and I say, "No, I make documentaries.

— Derek Jarman

You make documentaries because you love doing it; it's the only sane reason to make documentaries.

— Morgan Neville

I suppose making documentaries is like doing journalism on film.

— Kevin Macdonald