Cinema Quote by Errol Morris

Documentary has been a way for me to establish myself as a filmmaker. It's my way of proving that I have a language, that…

— Mano Khalil

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

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

For me, every film is actually a form of documentary.

— Ira Sachs

What's great about documentary genre, it seems to me, is that it can be experimental filmmaking. You have a license to do a lot…

— Errol Morris

To the documentary director the appearance of things and people is only superficial. It is the meaning behind the thing and the significance underlying…

— Paul Rotha

In some ways, making documentaries is like being a journalist. You interview people and then use the bits you want to use as opposed…

— Kevin Macdonald

Documentary is a little like horror movies, putting a face on fear and transforming threat into fantasy, into imagery. One can handle imagery by…

— Martha Rosler

This is indeed not only relevant to Documentary but is evident is most type of film making. The film often mirrors the experience, understanding…

— Ben Edwards

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

Maybe every two films you need to do documentary to tell what you really want to tell and not be limited by the medium.…

— Fatih Ak?n

Documentary film is the one place that our people can speak for themselves. I feel that the documentaries that I've been working on have…

— Alanis Obomsawin