Cinema Quote by Kim Longinotto

The magic of documentary is that I keep being surprised and amazed by the things I film.

— Kim Longinotto

I meet all these American filmmakers that film for months and months, and it's a mystery to me. I couldn't make a film like…

— Kim Longinotto

I don't make 'issue' films. I like making films about rebels or pioneers or people that are doing something.

— Kim Longinotto

It makes it very easy. I have a beginning, middle, and end, and I don't film for long - about 20 hours usually for…

— Kim Longinotto

It's always scary making a film as I never set anything up or ask anyone to do anything, so I worry that we'll find…

— Kim Longinotto

I don't have any advice at all. I think we all make the films that reflect the kind of people we are; we all…

— Kim Longinotto

I want every scene to feel electric and I try to finish the filming period with a clear trajectory: a beginning, a middle, and…

— Kim Longinotto

I know that sounds contradictory - you're going on a journey, but once you know who your characters are, you become more disciplined and…

— Kim Longinotto

I watch mainly fiction. The films I like watching are films where you see people change, like with Boyhood. You see a moment in…

— Kim Longinotto

I remember very clearly when I found my first soulmate, it was actually in my late 20s, that wonderful feeling of being accepted by…

— Kim Longinotto

Personally, I don't like watching films about victims - people where you're meant to think, 'Oh, this is terrible,' and you go home feeling…

— Kim Longinotto

People want black and white answers, but it's not one thing or another. I think the only way we're going to make good things…

— Kim Longinotto