Attention Quote by Elaine Stritch

But I can say what interests me about documentary is the fact that you don't know how the story ends at the onset -…

— Errol Morris

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 documentary style is an incredibly flexible and useful one. It's a wonderful tool for establishing the credibility of the version of things that's…

— Frank Gohlke

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

— Hirokazu Kore-eda

Documentary film without nuanced journalistic sourcing risks being sensational, tendentious or broad-brushed.

— Naomi Wolf

The nice thing about a documentary, I think, is that so much of it is editing, too. You sort of get to keep making…

— Gillian Jacobs

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

— Frederick Wiseman

Documentary photography is becoming more illustrative as people become more familiar with photography’s limitations and vulnerabilities. Reality has always been interpreted through layers of…

— Taryn Simon

With documentaries, you go in with an open-mind but knowing what you want.

— Chris Metzler

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

— Leslie Cockburn

My obsession with documentary coincided with this job I had where I worked for a private investigator for about a year after graduating. I…

— John Wilson

Maybe if I found something I was really passionate about, which is entirely possible, I would make another documentary, but it's not a good…

— Terry Zwigoff