Backgrounds Quote by Ivan Tverdovsky

The great thing about cinema is that it's a great binder. It brings people from across the world together, often erasing the lines between…

— Priyanka Chopra

As for documentary, it was a natural progression from my earlier career in journalism. The two media are connected, but of course making films…

— Nancy Kates

I like films to be pure cinema, but I also like them to provide a snapshot of a family, a society or a character…

— Tahar Rahim

Cinema is a composite art into which you can include all conceivable art or entertainment forms. In film, I can work with novelistic elements,…

— Takeshi Kitano

Thhe essence of documentary filmmaking is how you manipulate the material to create an emotional impact, as opposed to just delivering information.

— Richard Ray Perez

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

Cinema is a director's medium; it's his story and his vision. If it's a good story, people will connect to it.

— Vicky Kaushal

Cinema for me is an area of philosophy and artistic statement.

— Ivan Tverdovsky

Since I am an actress and not a social activist, cinema is the best medium for me to state my views.

— Taapsee Pannu

Cinema is a territory. It exists outside of movies. It's a place I live in. It's a way of seeing things, of experiencing life.…

— Leos Carax

Cinema is empathy machinery, and we multiply our life experience through cinema. When it is good cinema, it almost counts as a personal experience.

— Sebastian Lelio

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