Documentaries Quote by Pamela Yates

I believe there should be a witness to every act in this world. So when I write about a film, when I speak volumes…

— Balachandra Menon

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

Witness your thoughts, moods, and behaviors. They represent your memories of the past, and by witnessing them in the present, you liberate yourself from…

— Deepak Chopra

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

— Chris Hegedus

In all of my films, there is a desire to testify, to interrogate the past.

— Rithy Panh

Above all, documentary must reflect the problems and realities of the present. It cannot regret the past; it is dangerous to prophesy the future.…

— Paul Rotha

Documentaries have always inspired me in narrative filmmaking.

— Griffin Dunne

The main reason why I'm a documentary filmmaker is the power of the medium. The most powerful films I've seen have been documentaries. Of…

— Richard Ray Perez

We do not, after all, simply have experience; we are entrusted with it. We must do something--make something--with it. A story, we sense is…

— Patricia Hampl

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

In documentaries, there's a truth that unfolds unnaturally, and you get to chronicle it. In narratives, you have to create the situations so that…

— Ava DuVernay

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