Documentary Quote by Debra Granik

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

— Hirokazu Kore-eda

We're telling a story. And the demands of that are different from the demands of a documentary. The audience must believe in order to…

— Bradley Whitford

For me, filmmaking is not about making statements but about exposing human behavior so people are eager enough to start thinking on their own…

— Yorgos Lanthimos

Documentaries deal with people who live real, everyday lives. But if these people trusted us and told us the truth about their lives, it…

— Krzysztof Kieslowski

Documentary makers use other people's lives as their raw material, and that is morally indefensible.

— Kevin Macdonald

I have learned that documentary makers are incredibly sneaky people.

— Anna Wintour

In some ways, the documentary form is a kind of trap and so is societal norms.

— Robert Greene

I don't really believe that documentary is objective reality and fiction is all illusion.

— Mike Mills

Documentaries are unpredictable. You never know what will turn up, and the drama occurs in real time. But if you listen to people, a…

— Cosima Spender

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

A film is not a documentary. And what's wonderful about film is that it's a real provocation for people. I never, ever see film…

— Cate Blanchett

People who make documentaries have to be faithful to the facts. But when you are making a drama, a fiction based on the life,…

— Milos Forman