Longevity Quote by David Grubbs

The word "archive" seems so reassuring, but I'm not sure about these things that are now being called archives. Is anything lost by the…

— David Grubbs

I love archival films very much. I spent thousands of hours watching archive footage. Every time I see it, I see something. Sometimes I…

— Rithy Panh

I definitely am concerned with preservation. For me, what's interesting is the archival state, or how long oil paintings last.

— Lucien Smith

You can always go back and reconstruct stuff in a documentary, but it's so much cooler when you're there as it happens.

— Ed Cunningham

No one loves an archive better than I do. I can smell a good one half-a-block away - all that brittle papyrus dust is…

— Allen C. Guelzo

I think documentaries are the greatest way to educate an entire generation that doesn't often look back to learn anything about the history that…

— Steven Spielberg

Archiving is extremely expensive and time consuming. I'm sure an archivist would tell me I'm doing it wrong. It's an industry that's built upon…

— Ian MacKaye

“Archive material is vital to the writer of historical fiction.”

— Sara Sheridan

When I hear the word 'documentary,' I don't think certain things should be left out. You've got to keep it 100 percent as much…

— Phife Dawg

Archives exist because there's something that can't necessarily be articulated. Something is said in the gaps between all the information.

— Taryn Simon

What's an archive, son? Is that anything like a closet?

— Redd Foxx

I seem to find different material every four to six months and I frequently forget it which is a shame because it would be…

— Leo Kottke