Book Quote by Oprah Winfrey

I'm a big fan of documentaries. I've always loved them, and I've just never had the opportunity or the time to make a feature.

— Frank Marshall

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

— Chris Hegedus

I never really had any intention of getting involved in documentaries until the opportunity came around. I always thought much more in classic fiction…

— John Hyams

When I left 'American Morning' in 2007, I'd focused on doing documentaries. But I thought 'Starting Point' was a great opportunity to be involved…

— Soledad O'Brien

I'm fascinated by documentaries, to begin with. Because of the nature of television, as opposed to theatrical, documentaries can be in this long form…

— Barry Levinson

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

I loved watching documentaries and had wanted to try making one for years - I'd just put it off as other opportunities arose. But…

— Marshall Curry

I never got into making documentaries for any kind of success, because documentary careers are generally ones of prolonged failures.

— Morgan Neville

I make documentaries from time to time to remind myself of reality. It's like musicians doing scales to keep their fingers working: when you're…

— Agnes Varda

The documentaries were something that I could do for a small amount of money, and then I felt like as long as I found…

— Ava DuVernay

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

— Leslie Cockburn

Documentaries are unpredictable. You never know what will turn up, and the drama occurs in real time. But if you listen to people, a…

— Cosima Spender