Documentary Quote by Nick Fraser

Independent documentary isn't beholden to some of the interests that the mainstream media are influenced by. It's a pathway to renegade, independent reporting in…

— Josh Fox

Documentaries are a powerful and effective way of bridging the gap between worlds, breaking through to new audiences that wouldn't otherwise be engaged -…

— Olivia Wilde

Brilliant documentaries are about so much more than their subject.

— Gemma Whelan

“Be your own independent film channel.”

— Art Hochberg

Documentaries make a difference.

— Paul Watson

“If everyone knows so much about it, why do they need to make a documentary?”

— Brigid Pasulka

I have always felt that documentaries are an opportunity for me to witness a world that I know nothing about.

— Chris Hegedus

“I’ve always been shocked by how many documentary producers and/or directors have a sleazy attitude to ethics. Stick around in this business long enough…

— Martin Belderson

Documentaries - my God, there is so much going on in our country and in the world today that every time you open the…

— Jonathan Demme

Documentaries shouldn't just reflect the world: they should try and explain why reality is like it is.

— Adam Curtis

Too many documentaries are intellectual exercises. I want documentaries to be alive.

— Davis Guggenheim

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